Hugo Döblin (29 October 1876 – 4 November 1960) was a German
stage and
film actor
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.
[Hardt, Ursula. ''From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's Life in the International Film Wars''. Berghahn Books, 1996. p. 233] He appeared in more than eighty films, most of them during the
silent era
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. The
Jewish
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Döblin left Germany following the
Nazi Party
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's rise to power in 1933, and after moving first to Czechoslovakia and Austria, eventually settled in Switzerland. His younger brother was novelist, essayist, and doctor
Alfred Döblin
Bruno Alfred Döblin (; 10 August 1878 – 26 June 1957) was a German novelist, essayist, and doctor, best known for his novel '' Berlin Alexanderplatz'' (1929). A prolific writer whose œuvre spans more than half a century and a wide variety of ...
(1878–1957).
Selected filmography
* ''
Hearts are Trumps'' (1920)
* ''
From Morn to Midnight'' (1920)
* ''
Burning Country'' (1921)
* ''
Seafaring Is Necessary
''Seafaring Is Necessary'' (German: ''Seefahrt ist Not'') is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Hans Marr, Lucie Höflich and Ilka Grüning. It is based on a novel by Gorch Fock.Das Ufa-Buch p.76
The fi ...
'' (1921)
* ''
Danton'' (1921)
* ''
The House on the Moon'' (1921)
* ''
The Oath of Stephan Huller'' (1921)
* ''
Lady Hamilton'' (1921)
* ''
Lola Montez, the King's Dancer
''Lola Montez, the King's Dancer'' () is a 1922 German silent historical drama film directed by Willi Wolff and starring Ellen Richter, Arnold Korff, and Fritz Kampers. It portrays the life of Lola Montez. The film was produced by Richter' ...
'' (1922)
* ''
The Big Shot'' (1922)
* ''
Lucrezia Borgia
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Her family arranged ...
'' (1922)
* ''
The False Dimitri'' (1922)
* ''
Your Valet'' (1922)
* ''
The Lady and Her Hairdresser
''The Lady and Her Hairdresser'' (German: ''Die Dame und ihr Friseur'') is a 1922 German silent comedy film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in thi ...
'' (1922)
* ''
Die Gezeichneten'' (1922)
* ''
A Glass of Water'' (1923)
* ''
A Woman, an Animal, a Diamond'' (1923)
* ''
Nanon'' (1924)
* ''
Darling of the King'' (1924)
* ''
The Game of Love'' (1924)
* ''
Debit and Credit'' (1924)
* ''
One Minute to Twelve'' (1925)
* ''
The Venus of Montmartre'' (1925)
* ''
The Telephone Operator'' (1925)
* ''
The Girl with a Patron'' (1925)
* ''
The Wife of Forty Years'' (1925)
* ''
Only a Dancing Girl
''Only a Dancing Girl'' (, ) is a 1926 German-Swedish silent drama film directed by Olof Molander and starring Lil Dagover, Walter Janssen and Harry Halm. It is based on the novel '' Pierre and Jean'' by Guy de Maupassant.
The film's sets ...
'' (1926)
* ''
The Blue Danube'' (1926)
* ''
The Transformation of Dr. Bessel'' (1927)
* ''
The Strange Case of Captain Ramper
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'' (1927)
* ''
Night of Mystery'' (1927)
* ''
The Convicted'' (1927)
* ''
The Lorelei'' (1927)
* ''
My Aunt, Your Aunt'' (1927)
* ''
Lützow's Wild Hunt'' (1927)
* ''
Give Me Life'' (1928)
* ''
The Lady and the Chauffeur'' (1928)
* ''
Anastasia, the False Czar's Daughter'' (1928)
* ''
The Woman in the Advocate's Gown'' (1929)
* ''
What a Woman Dreams of in Springtime'' (1929)
* ''
The Crimson Circle'' (1929)
* ''
The White Devil'' (1930)
* ''
Him or Me'' (1930)
* ''
The Theft of the Mona Lisa
''The Theft of the Mona Lisa'' () is a 1931 German drama film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Trude von Molo, Willi Forst, and Gustaf Gründgens. It is based on Mona Lisa#Refuge, theft, and vandalism, a true story. It was shot at the ...
'' (1931)
* ''
An Auto and No Money'' (1932)
* ''
A Blonde Dream'' (1932)
* ''
Madness Rules'' (1949)
References
Further reading
* Prawer, S.S. ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933''. Berghahn Books, 2005.
External links
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1876 births
1960 deaths
German male stage actors
German male film actors
German male silent film actors
20th-century German male actors
Male actors from Szczecin
Jewish emigrants from Nazi Germany to Switzerland
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