Hugo Flink (16 August 1879 – 2 May 1947) was an

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n stage and

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. Flink was one of the earliest actors to play

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on screen. Flink was born in

Vienna Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. ...

and died in

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Selected filmography

* '' The Onyx Head'' (1917) * ''

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'' (1917) * '' The Salamander Ruby'' (1918) * '' Out of the Depths'' (1919) * ''

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'' (1920) * ''

The Love of a Thief ''The Love of a Thief'' (German: ''Brigantenliebe'') is a 1920 German silent adventure film directed by Martin Hartwig and starring Ellen Richter, Hans Adalbert Schlettow and Emil Rameau.Grange p.81 The film's sets were designed by the art di ...

'' (1920) * ''

Princess Woronzoff ''Princess Woronzoff'' (German: ''Die Fürstin Woronzoff'') is a 1920 German silent adventure film directed by Adolf Gärtner and starring Ellen Richter, Hugo Flink and Rudolf Forster.Bock & Bergfelder p.130 The film's sets were designed by th ...

'' (1920) * ''

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'' (1920) * ''

The Dance of Love and Happiness ''The Dance of Love and Happiness'' () is a 1921 German silent film directed by Willy Zeyn and starring Werner Krauss, Olga Limburg and Hugo Flink.Bock & Bergfelder p. 261 It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Ca ...

'' (1921) * ''

The Black Spider ''The Black Spider'' is a novella by the Swiss writer Jeremias Gotthelf written in 1842. Set in an idyllic frame story, old legends are worked into a Christian-humanist allegory about ideas of good and evil. Though the novel is initially divide ...

'' (1921) * '' The Love Nest'' (1922) * ''

The Sensational Trial ''The Sensational Trial'' () is a 1923 German silent film directed by Karl Freund and starring Erich Kaiser-Titz, Käthe Haack and Heinrich Schroth.Bock & Bergfelder p. 133 The film's sets were designed by the art director Heinrich Richter. Cas ...

'' (1923) * ''

The Stolen Professor ''The Stolen Professor'' (German: ''Der gestohlene Professor'') is a 1924 German silent film directed by Emil Justitz and starring Olaf Fjord, Camilla von Hollay and Kläre Grieger.Gerhard Lamprecht. ''Deutsche Stummfilme, Volume 8'' p.439 Th ...

'' (1924) * '' Love and Trumpets'' (1925) * ''

Children of No Importance ''Children of No Importance'' or ''The Illegitimate'' (German: ''Die Unehelichen'') is a 1926 German silent drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Bernhard Goetzke, Margarete Kupfer and Elsa Wagner. It was part of the series of E ...

'' (1926) * ''

People to Each Other ''People to Each Other'' () is a 1926 Cinema of Germany, German silent film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Alfred Abel, Aud Egede-Nissen, and Eduard Rothauser. The film's art direction was by Otto Moldenhauer. Cast References Bi ...

'' (1926) * '' Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman'' (1926) * ''

Bismarck 1862–1898 ''Bismarck'' or ''Bismarck 1862–1898'' is a 1927 German silent historical film directed by Kurt Blachy and starring Franz Ludwig, Robert Leffler and Erna Morena. It was made as a follow-up to the 1925 film '' Bismarck'' which had also starred ...

'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1927) * '' Lord of the Night'' (1927) * ''

The Gypsy Chief ''The Gypsy Chief'' (German: ''Der Zigeunerprimas'') is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Carl Wilhelm and starring Paul Heidemann, Margarete Schlegel and Fritz Schulz. It is an adaptation of the 1912 operetta '' Der Zigeunerprimas ...

'' (1929) * ''

Crime Reporter Holm ''Crime Reporter Holm'' () is a 1932 German mystery film directed by Erich Engels and starring Hermann Speelmans, Elga Brink and Julius Falkenstein.Parish & Canham p. 103 It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were des ...

'' (1932) * ''

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'' (1931) * ''

The Secret of Johann Orth ''The Secret of Johann Orth'' (German: ) is a 1932 German historical drama film directed by Willi Wolff and starring Karl Ludwig Diehl, Ellen Richter and Paul Wegener.Grange p.398 It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin and on locatio ...

'' (1932) * ''

Things Are Getting Better Already ''Things Are Getting Better Already'' (German: ''Es wird schon wieder besser'') is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Kurt Gerron and starring Dolly Haas, Heinz Rühmann and Paul Otto.Waldman p.45 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berli ...

'' (1932) * '' The Eleven Schill Officers'' (1932) * ''

Waltz War ''Waltz War'' (German: ''Walzerkrieg'') is a 1933 German musical comedy film directed by Ludwig Berger and starring Renate Müller, Willy Fritsch and Paul Hörbiger. It is loosely based on the rivalry between waltz composers Joseph Lanner an ...

'' (1933) * '' Little Man, What Now?'' (1933) * ''

A Woman With Power of Attorney ''A Woman With Power of Attorney'' (German: ''Ein Mädchen mit Prokura'') is a 1934 German drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous ...

'' (1934) * '' Roses from the South'' (1934) * '' Last Stop'' (1935) * ''

Don't Lose Heart, Suzanne! ''Don't Lose Heart, Suzanne!'' () is a 1935 German drama film directed by Arzén von Cserépy, and starring Jessie Vihrog, Veit Harlan, and Willi Schur. Plot The film takes place in the film milieu towards the end of the Weimar Republic against ...

'' (1935) * ''

If It Were Not for Music ''Wenn die Musik nicht wär'' (English: ''If It Were Not for Music'') is a 1935 German drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Paul Hörbiger, Willi Schaeffers and Ida Wüst. The film was shot at the Grunewald Studios in Berlin. I ...

'' (1935) * ''

My Life for Maria Isabella ''My Life for Maria Isabella'' () is a 1935 German drama film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Viktor de Kowa, Maria Andergast and Peter Voß. It is a military drama, the titular Maria Isabella being the name of a regiment. Heavy cuts wer ...

'' (1935) * ''

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) * ''

The Impossible Woman ''The Impossible Woman'' is a 1919 British silent comedy film directed by Meyrick Milton and starring Constance Collier, Langhorn Burton and Christine Rayner. It was based on the 1912 novel ''Tante'' by Anne Douglas Sedgwick, and 1916 play of ...

'' (1936) * ''

Fridericus ''Fridericus'' is a 1937 German historical film directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Otto Gebühr, Hilde Körber and Lil Dagover. It is based on the life of Frederick II of Prussia.Waldman p. 208 It was part of the popular cycle of Prussian ...

'' (1937) * '' Crooks in Tails'' (1937) * '' The Scoundrel'' (1939) * ''

Falstaff in Vienna ''Falstaff in Vienna'' () is a 1940 German musical comedy film directed by Leopold Hainisch and starring Hans Nielsen (actor), Hans Nielsen, Gusti Wolf and Paul Hörbiger.Fawkes p. 110 It portrays the life of the nineteenth century composer Otto N ...

'' (1940) * ''

Die goldene Stadt ''The Golden City'' (), is a 1942 German color film directed by Veit Harlan, starring Kristina Söderbaum, who won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress. Plot Anna, a young, innocent country girl (a Sudeten German), whose mother drowned in the swamp, ...

'' (1942) * ''

Romance in a Minor Key Romance may refer to: Common meanings * Romance (love), emotional attraction towards another person and the courtship behaviors undertaken to express the feelings ** Romantic orientation, the classification of the sex or gender with which a pers ...

'' (1943) * ''

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'' (1943) * '' The Bath in the Barn'' (1943)

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