Max Obal (born Max David Gotthelf Sroke; 4 September 1881 – 18 May 1949) was a German actor, singer, screenwriter, and film director. He co-directed the 1927 swashbuckler '' Rinaldo Rinaldini'' featuring

Hans Albers Hans Philipp August Albers (22 September 1891 – 24 July 1960) was a German actor and singer. He was the biggest male movie star in Germany between 1930 and 1960 and one of the most popular German actors of the twentieth century. Early life ...

.Grange p.251

Selected filmography

* ''

The Traitress ''The Traitress'' (German: ''Die Verräterin'') is a 1911 German silent drama film directed by Urban Gad and starring Asta Nielsen, Max Obal and Robert Valberg.Bock & Bergfelder p.145 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. Cast * Asta ...

'' (1911) * ''

Camera Obscura A camera obscura (; ) is a darkened room with a small hole or lens at one side through which an image is projected onto a wall or table opposite the hole. ''Camera obscura'' can also refer to analogous constructions such as a box or tent in ...

'' (1921) * '' The Homecoming of Odysseus'' (1922) * '' The Ravine of Death '' (1923) * ''

The Shot in the Pavilion ''The Shot in the Pavilion'' (German: ''Der Schuß im Pavillon'') is a 1925 German silent mystery film directed by Max Obal and starring Ernst Reicher, Margarete Schlegel and Helena Makowska.Grange p.205 It features the popular detective charact ...

'' (1925) * ''

The Woman from the Folies Bergères ''The Women from the Folies Bergères'' (German: ''Die Frauen von Folies Bergères'') is a 1927 French-German silent film directed by Joe Francis and Max Obal and starring Claire Rommer, Carl Auen and Josephine Baker.Rège p.412 It was shot at t ...

'' (1927) * '' Rinaldo Rinaldini'' (co-director:

Rudolf Dworsky Rudolf Dworsky (1882–1927) was a German film producer and director of the Silent era. His production company was called Aafa-Film (Althoff-Ambos-Film), Berlin, the co-owner was the producer Gabriel Levy. Selected filmography Producer * '' Ewi ...

, 1927) * ''

A Modern Casanova ''A Modern Casanova'' (German: ''Der moderne Casanova'') is a 1928 German silent romantic comedy film directed by Max Obal and Rudolf Walther-Fein and starring Harry Liedtke, María Corda and Ernö Verebes.Hermanni, Horst O. ''Das Film ABC Ba ...

'' (1928) * ''

The Insurmountable ''The Insurmountable'' (German: ''Der Unüberwindliche'') is a 1928 German silent adventure film directed by Max Obal and starring Luciano Albertini, Vivian Gibson and Paul Henckels.Bock & Bergfelder p.193 It was shot at the Staaken Studios in ...

'' (1928) * ''

The Criminal of the Century ''The Criminal of the Century'' (german: Der größte Gauner des Jahrhunderts) is a 1928 German silent crime film directed by Max Obal and starring Luciano Albertini, Gritta Ley, and Hans Albers. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. T ...

'' (1928) * ''

Tempo! Tempo! ''Tempo! Tempo!'' is a 1929 German silent adventure film directed by Max Obal and starring Luciano Albertini, Trude Berliner and Oreste Bilancia.Bock & Bergfelder p.440 It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin and on location on the Itali ...

'' (1929) * '' Queen of Fashion'' (1929) * '' Peace of Mind'' (1931) * ''

Two Good Comrades ''Two Good Comrades'' (german: Zwei gute Kameraden) is a 1933 German war comedy film directed by Max Obal and starring Paul Hörbiger, Fritz Kampers, and Jessie Vihrog. The film's art direction was by Robert A. Dietrich and Bruno Lutz Bruno Lu ...

'' (1933) * ''

Annette in Paradise ''Annette in Paradise'' (german: Annette im Paradies) is a 1934 German-Czech musical film directed by Max Obal and starring Ursula Grabley, Hans Söhnker and Ida Wüst.Bock & Bergfelder p. 128 A separate Czech language version was also released. ...

'' (1934) * '' The Monastery's Hunter'' (1935)

References

Bibliography

* Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008.

External links

* 1881 births 1949 deaths German film directors German male film actors German male stage actors German musical theatre actors 20th-century German male singers German male silent film actors People from Brzeg 20th-century German male actors {{Germany-film-bio-stub