| A Man's Past | |
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| Directed by | George Melford |
| Written by | |
| Based on | Diploma by |
| Produced by | Paul Kohner |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Gilbert Warrenton |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
A Man's Past is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by George Melford and starring Conrad Veidt, Barbara Bedford, and Ian Keith. [1] [2]
With no prints of A Man's Past located in any film archives, [3] it is a lost film.
Hans Walter Conrad Veidt was a German actor. He attracted early attention for his roles in the films Different from the Others (1919), The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), and The Man Who Laughs (1928). After a successful career in German silent films, where he was one of the best-paid stars of UFA, Veidt and his new Jewish wife Ilona Prager left Germany in 1933 after the Nazis came to power. The couple settled in Britain, where he took citizenship in 1939. He appeared in many British films, including The Thief of Bagdad (1940), before emigrating to the United States around 1941, which led to his being cast in what may be his best remembered role as Major Strasser in Casablanca (1942). This was Veidt's last film role to be released during his lifetime.
The Man Who Laughs is a 1928 American romantic drama sound film directed by the German Expressionist filmmaker Paul Leni. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process. The film is an adaptation of Victor Hugo's 1869 novel of the same name, and stars Mary Philbin as the blind Dea and Conrad Veidt as Gwynplaine. The film is known for the grotesque grin on the character Gwynplaine's face, which often leads it to be classified as a horror film. Film critic Roger Ebert stated "The Man Who Laughs is a melodrama, at times even a swashbuckler, but so steeped in expressionist gloom that it plays like a horror film."
Lady Hamilton is a 1921 German silent historical film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Liane Haid, Conrad Veidt and Werner Krauss. The film depicts the love affair between the British Admiral Lord Nelson and Lady Emma Hamilton. It was based on two novels by Heinrich Vollrath Schumacher. A copy of the film exists in a Russian film archive.
Storm over Asia is a 1938 French drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Conrad Veidt, Sessue Hayakawa and Madeleine Robinson.
Should We Be Silent? is a 1926 German silent drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Conrad Veidt, Walter Rilla and Henri De Vries. It was made at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction was by Heinrich Richter-Berlin. The film exists only in fragmentary form.
Der Graf von Cagliostro is a 1920 silent film directed and co-written by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Schünzel, Anita Berber and Conrad Veidt. It depicts the life of the eighteenth century Italian mesmerist and occultist Alessandro Cagliostro, who called himself Cagliostro. The film is considered a lost film.
Nocturne of Love is a 1919 German silent historical film directed by Carl Boese and starring Conrad Veidt and Clementine Plessner. It portrays the life of the composer Frederic Chopin and is known by the alternative title Chopin.
Henriette Jacoby is a 1918 German silent film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Mechthildis Thein, Conrad Veidt and Leo Connard. It is the sequel to Jettchen Gebert's Story. It is a lost film.
Jettchen Gebert's Story is a 1918 German silent film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Mechthildis Thein, Conrad Veidt and Leo Connard. It is a lost film.
Peer Gynt is a 1919 German silent film directed by Victor Barnowsky and Richard Oswald and starring Heinz Salfner, Ilka Grüning and Lina Lossen. It is based upon the play by Henrik Ibsen.
Paganini is a 1923 German silent historical film directed by Heinz Goldberg and starring Conrad Veidt, Eva May and Greta Schröder.
Diary of a Lost Woman is a 1918 German silent drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Erna Morena, Reinhold Schünzel, and Werner Krauss. The rising star Conrad Veidt also appeared. It is now considered a lost film. It was remade at the end of the silent era as Diary of a Lost Girl by Georg Wilhelm Pabst.
Kurfürstendamm is a 1920 German silent drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Conrad Veidt, Asta Nielsen, and Erna Morena. It is set on the Kurfürstendamm in central Berlin. It is now considered a lost film.
Patience or The Cards of Death is a 1920 German silent film directed by Felix Basch and Paul Leni and starring Conrad Veidt, Adele Sandrock, and Wilhelm Diegelmann. It was produced by Gloria-Film, a company later taken over by UFA.
Prince Cuckoo is a 1919 German silent drama film directed by Paul Leni and starring Conrad Veidt, Olga Limburg, and Magnus Stifter. It premiered at the Marmorhaus. It is now considered a lost film.
The Japanese Woman is a 1919 German silent mystery film directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring Max Landa, Manja Tzatschewa and Conrad Veidt.
The Serenyi is a 1918 German silent film directed by Alfred Halm and starring Lya Mara, Erich Kaiser-Titz, and Conrad Veidt. It is a lost film.
Moriturus is a 1920 German silent crime film directed by Carl Hagen and starring Max Landa, Reinhold Schünzel and Conrad Veidt. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin.
The Ocarina is a 1919 German silent drama film directed by Uwe Jens Krafft and starring Conrad Veidt, Charlotte Böcklin and Rudolf Lettinger.
Country Roads and the Big City is a 1921 German silent film directed by Carl Wilhelm and starring Carola Toelle, Fritz Kortner and Conrad Veidt.
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