Susi Lanner (August 27, 1911 – March 16, 2006) was an

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n film actress who played major roles in German productions from 1932 to 1937.

Biography

Born Mechthilde Reif in

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, after schooling in drama, dance, and singing, Lanner appeared as a singer and dancer in operettas and revues in her native Vienna. She made her film debut in 1932 opposite

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and

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in the comedy '' Three on a Honeymoon''. Then she made a name for herself as a supporting actress, before she advanced to talented co-star at the side of

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and Hans Moser. In her short film career she played lead roles opposite

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in '' Artisten'', opposite

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in the drama ''Herbstmanöver (Autumn Maneuvers),'' and in

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's comedy ''

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'' as well as opposite

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in the comedy ''

The Daring Swimmer ''The Daring Swimmer'' () is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Ralph Arthur Roberts, Susi Lanner, and Ida Wüst. Cast *Ralph Arthur Roberts as Otto Eberlein *Susi Lanner as Käthe *Ida Wüst as Gabriele Degenhardt * ...

'', opposite the silent-film star

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's drama '' Moscow-Shanghai'' and opposite Heinz Rühmann in

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's comedy ''

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''. She also played in musicals such as ''

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'' with

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. Shortly before Germany annexed Austria in 1938, she moved with her husband Roy Frazier Potts, an American businessman (Vice President of the New-York Overseas Corp.), to the United States and did not transplant her film career. She died in

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Selected filmography

* '' Three on a Honeymoon'' (1932) * ''

Adventures on the Lido ''Adventures on the Lido'' () is a 1933 Austrian musical comedy film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Alfred Piccaver, S.Z. Sakall and Nora Gregor. Because Oswald was a Jew, both this and another film of his were denied permission to b ...

'' (1933) * ''

Our Emperor ''Our Emperor'' () is a 1933 Austria period comedy film directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise Fleck and starring Karl Ehmann, Alfred Neugebauer and Susi Lanner.Von Dassanowsky p.207 It takes place during the reign of Franz Joseph I of Austria. Locat ...

'' (1933) * '' Love Conquers All'' (1934) * ''

'' (1934) * ''

'' (1934) * ''Herbstmanöver'' (1935) (''Autumn Maneuvers'') * '' Artisten'' (1935) (''Artists'') * ''

The King's Prisoner ''The King's Prisoner'' () is a 1935 German historical comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Michael Bohnen, Paul Kemp, and Susi Lanner. It is based around the development of Meissen porcelain during the eighteenth century, particula ...

'' (1935) * ''

Game on Board ''Game on Board'' () is a 1936 German comedy crime film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Viktor de Kowa, Susi Lanner and Alfred Abel.Bock & Bergfelder p. 443 Location shooting took place in Bremerhaven and New York and on the Atlantic cro ...

'' (1936) * '' Moscow-Shanghai'' (1936) * ''Das Schönheitsfleckchen'' (1936) (''The Beauty Mark'') * ''

Ungeküsst soll man nicht schlafen gehn ''Ungeküsst soll man nicht schlafen gehn'' () is a 1936 Austrian comedy film. The screenplay was written by Fritz Koselka, the title song was composed by Robert Stolz, and the film was directed by E. W. Emo. The film, shot in black and white, ...

'' (1936) (''You Shouldn't Go to Sleep Unkissed'') * '' Moscow-Shanghai'' (1936) * ''Hahn im Korb'' (1937) (''Rooster in the Basket'') * ''

'' (1937)

External links

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Memoriam in Die Welt (German)Tobacco-card portraits, 1934-1937german Letter from Susi Lanner, Mein Film, Nr. 617, 1937
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lanner, Susie Austrian film actresses 1911 births 2006 deaths 20th-century Austrian women singers Austrian female dancers Dancers from Vienna Actresses from Vienna Musicians from Vienna 20th-century Austrian actresses Austrian emigrants to the United States