Louis Ralph (born Ludwig Josef Musik; 17 August 1878 – 16 September 1952) was an Austrian
film actor
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and
director
Director may refer to:
Literature
* ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine
* ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker
* ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty
Music
* Director (band), an Irish rock band
* ''D ...
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He was born Ludwig Musik in
Graz
Graz () is the capital of the Austrian Federal states of Austria, federal state of Styria and the List of cities and towns in Austria, second-largest city in Austria, after Vienna. On 1 January 2025, Graz had a population of 306,068 (343,461 inc ...
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Styria
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Austria-Hungary
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(now Austria), and died in Berlin at age 74.
Selected filmography
* ''Die Vila der Narenta'' (1919)
* ''Der Schatzgräber von Blagaj'' (1919)
* ''
Diamonds
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The Lodging House for Gentleman
''The Lodging House for Gentleman'' () is a 1922 German silent film directed by Louis Ralph and starring Ralph, Karl Etlinger and Friedrich Kühne.Richard Oswald: Regisseur und Produzent p. 158
Cast
* Louis Ralph
* Karl Etlinger
* Friedrich ...
Orient
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In English, it is largely a meto ...
'' (1924)
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The Humble Man and the Chanteuse
''The Humble Man and the Chanteuse'' (German: ''Der Demütige und die Tänzerin'') is a 1925 German silent film directed by E. A. Dupont and starring Lil Dagover, Olga Limburg and Margarete Kupfer. It was based on a novel by Felix Hollaender.
Th ...
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The Elegant Bunch
''The Elegant Bunch'' () is a 1925 German silent film directed by Jaap Speyer and starring Eugen Klöpfer, Mary Odette, and Ralph Arthur Roberts.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter
Franz Schroedter (9 May 1897 ...
The Circus of Life The Circus of Life may refer to:
* The Circus of Life (1926 film), a German silent film
* The Circus of Life (1917 film), an American silent drama film
See also
* Circus of Life, a 1921 German silent drama film
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Alraune
''Alraune'' (German language, German for ) is a novel by German novelist Hanns Heinz Ewers published in 1911. It is also the name of the female lead character. The book originally featured illustrations by Ilna Ewers-Wunderwald.
Legend
The bas ...
Cyanide
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Ionic cyanides contain the cyanide anion . This a ...
'' (1930)
* ''
Road to Rio
''Road to Rio'' is a 1947 American musical film, musical comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour. Written by Edmund Beloin and Jack Rose (screenwriter), Jack Rose, the film is about two i ...
Decoy
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'' (1934)
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My Heart Calls You
''My Heart Calls You'' () is a 1934 German musical film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Jan Kiepura, Mártha Eggerth and Paul Kemp.Von Dassanowsky p.80 Separate English-language (''My Heart is Calling'') and French-language versions ( ...
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, ...