Franz Weber (24 March 1888 – 10 August 1962) was a German
actor
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who appeared in more than a hundred films during a lengthy screen career that started in the late
silent era and continued for several decades of the
sound era
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that followed.
[Giesen p.208] He appeared in a diverse range of productions which encompassed the
Weimar
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,
Nazi
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and post-war (both
East
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Etymology
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and
West Germany
West Germany was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990. It is sometimes known as the Bonn Republi ...
) eras.
Selected filmography
* ''
There Is a Woman Who Never Forgets You
''There Is a Woman Who Never Forgets You'' (German: ''Es gibt eine Frau, die dich niemals vergißt'') is a 1930 German drama film directed by Leo Mittler and starring Iván Petrovich, Lil Dagover and Helene Fehdmer.Canziani p.306 Its shooting ...
'' (1930)
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Panic in Chicago'' (1931)
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Berlin-Alexanderplatz'' (1931)
* ''
Weekend in Paradise'' (1931)
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The Trunks of Mr. O.F.'' (1931)
* ''
The Spanish Fly'' (1931)
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Spell of the Looking Glass'' (1932)
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Little Girl, Great Fortune'' (1933)
* ''
Paganini'' (1934)
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The Two Seals'' (1934)
* ''
Such a Rascal
''Such a Rascal'' (German: ''So ein Flegel'') is a 1934 German comedy film and starring Heinz Rühmann, Ellen Frank (actress), Ellen Frank and Annemarie Sörensen. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art ...
'' (1934)
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Gypsy Blood'' (1934)
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The Island'' (1934)
* ''
The Brenken Case'' (1934)
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The Double'' (1934)
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Dreams of Love'' (1935)
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Pillars of Society'' (1935)
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A Strange Guest'' (1936)
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Family Parade
''Family Parade'' () is a 1936 German comedy film directed by Fritz Wendhausen and starring Ernst Dumcke, Curd Jürgens and Amanda Lindner. It was shot at the Halensee Studios in Berlin.Klaus p.68 The film's sets were designed by the art direct ...
'' (1936)
* ''
Capers
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The taxonomic status of the species is controversial and unsettled. Species with ...
'' (1937)
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Freight from Baltimore'' (1938)
* ''
Triad'' (1938)
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Dance on the Volcano
''Dance on the Volcano'' (German: ''Tanz auf dem Vulkan'') is a 1938 German historical musical comedy film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Gustaf Gründgens, Sybille Schmitz and Ralph Arthur Roberts. It was shot at the Johannisthal St ...
'' (1938)
* ''
Yvette
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Variations
* Catalan language, Catalan: Ivet
* Czech language, Czech: Yveta
* Dutch language, ...
'' (1938)
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Target in the Clouds'' (1939)
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Wibbel the Tailor'' (1939)
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Renate in the Quartet'' (1939)
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Detours to Happiness'' (1939)
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Liberated Hands'' (1939)
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Her First Experience
''Her First Experience'' () is a 1939 German romance film directed by Josef von Báky and starring Ilse Werner, Johannes Riemann and Charlott Daudert.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Willy Schiller. Location filming took place ...
'' (1939)
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The Leghorn Hat'' (1939)
* ''
Clothes Make the Man'' (1940)
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The Fox of Glenarvon'' (1940)
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The Gasman'' (1941)
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The Girl from Fano'' (1941)
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Love Me'' (1942)
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The Thing About Styx'' (1942)
* ''
Diesel
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* Diesel fuel, a liquid fuel used in diesel engines
* Diesel locomotive, a railway locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engine ...
'' (1942)
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Between Heaven and Earth'' (1942)
* ''
A Salzburg Comedy
''A Salzburg Comedy'' or ''Little Border Traffic'' () is a 1943 German comedy film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Willy Fritsch, Hertha Feiler and Heinz Salfner.Rentschler p. 380 Erich Kästner wrote the screenplay based on one of his ow ...
'' (1943)
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Laugh Bajazzo'' (1943)
* ''
Melody of a Great City'' (1943)
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The Bath in the Barn'' (1943)
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The Wedding Hotel'' (1944)
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Summer Nights'' (1944)
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Young Hearts'' (1944)
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In Those Days'' (1947)
* ''
The Marriage of Figaro
''The Marriage of Figaro'' (, ), K. 492, is a ''commedia per musica'' (opera buffa) in four acts composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with an Italian libretto written by Lorenzo Da Ponte. It premiered at the Burgtheater in Vienn ...
'' (1949)
* ''
The Beaver Coat
''The Beaver Coat'' () is a satirical play by Gerhart Hauptmann premiered in Berlin in 1893.
The work is an example of a German naturalistic ''Diebskomödie'', or 'thief's comedy'. The drama takes place "somewhere in Berlin... around the end of ...
'' (1949)
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The Great Mandarin'' (1949)
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A Rare Lover'' (1950)
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Before Sundown
''Before Sundown'' () is a 1956 West German drama film directed by Gottfried Reinhardt and starring Hans Albers, Annemarie Düringer and Martin Held. At the 6th Berlin International Film Festival, it won the Golden Bear, Golden Bear (Audience aw ...
'' (1956)
References
Bibliography
* Giesen, Rolf. ''Nazi Propaganda Films: A History and Filmography''. McFarland, 2003.
External links
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1888 births
1962 deaths
German male film actors
German male stage actors
People from Hagen
Male actors from North Rhine-Westphalia
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