Heinrich Wilhelm "Heinz" Rühmann was a German film actor who appeared in over 100 films between 1926 and 1993. He is one of the most famous and popular German actors of the 20th century, and is considered a German film legend. Rühmann is best known for playing the part of a comic ordinary citizen in film comedies such as Three from the Filling Station and The Punch Bowl. During his later years, he was also a respected character actor in films such as The Captain from Köpenick and It Happened in Broad Daylight. His only English-speaking movie was Ship of Fools in 1964.
Dorothy Clara Louise Haas was a German-American actress and singer who played in German and American films. After moving to the United States, she often appeared in Broadway plays. She became a naturalized US citizen and married Al Hirschfeld, a noted portraitist and caricaturist in New York City.
Adele Sandrock was a German-Dutch actress. After a successful theatrical career, she became one of the first German movie stars.
Curt Bois was a German actor with a career spanning over 80 years. He is best remembered for his performances as the pickpocket in Casablanca (1942) and the poet Homer in Wings of Desire (1987).
Her Majesty the Barmaid or Her Majesty Love is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Joe May and starring Käthe von Nagy, Francis Lederer and Otto Wallburg. It was shot at the Joinville Studios of Pathé in Paris. It premiered on 9 January 1931. A separate French-language version His Highness Love was produced at the same time. An American remake Her Majesty, Love was also released the same year by Hollywood studio Warner Brothers.
The Victor is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Hans Hinrich and Paul Martin and starring Hans Albers, Käthe von Nagy and Julius Falkenstein. A postal clerk loses his money gambling on horses, but eventually meets and falls in love with a wealthy man's daughter. It premiered on 23 March 1932 at the Gloria-Palast in Berlin.
Lotte is a 1928 German silent film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Henny Porten, Walter Jankuhn and Hermann Vallentin. Lotte, a young woman from an aristocratic background, masquerades as a poor person. Art direction was by Franz Schroedter.
Danube Waltz is a 1930 German silent film directed by Victor Janson and starring Harry Liedtke, Harry Hardt, and Adele Sandrock. It was part of a group of nostalgic screenplays by Walter Reisch set in his native Austria.
You Don't Forget Such a Girl is a 1932 Austrian-German romantic comedy film directed by Fritz Kortner and starring Willi Forst, Dolly Haas, and Oskar Sima. The film was shot at the Halensee Studios in Berlin. It was the last film made by Kortner before he went into exile following the Nazi takeover of 1933.
The Magic Top Hat is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Rudolf Bernauer and starring Charlotte Ander, Felix Bressart and Oskar Sima. It was shot at the Grunewald Studios in Berlin., The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfred Junge.
Fruit in the Neighbour's Garden is a 1935 German comedy film directed by Erich Engels and starring Karl Valentin, Liesl Karlstadt and Adele Sandrock. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich with sets designed by the art directors Paul Markwitz and Heinrich Richter. Engels later remade the film in 1956.
The Soaring Maiden is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Lissy Arna, S.Z. Sakall and Dina Gralla. It was shot at the Halensee Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter.
Poor Little Sif is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Arthur Bergen and starring Paul Wegener, Adele Sandrock, and Jakob Tiedtke.
Battle of the Butterflies is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Franz Eckstein and starring Asta Nielsen, Reinhold Schünzel and Hans Brausewetter. It is based on a play by Hermann Sudermann. It was shot at the National Studios in Berlin.
The Gentleman Without a Residence is a 1934 Austrian comedy film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Paul Hörbiger, Hilde von Stolz, and Hermann Thimig. The film's sets were designed by the art director Julius von Borsody.
Little Girl, Great Fortune is a 1933 German comedy film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Dolly Haas, Carl Esmond, and Adele Sandrock. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Fritz Maurischat.A separate Italian version One Night with You was also made.
The Battle of Bademunde is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Philipp Lothar Mayring and starring Max Adalbert, Claire Rommer and Paul Wagner. It was one of a number of military comedies made during the late Weimar era. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Artur Günther. It was produced and distributed by UFA, Germanys largest film company of the era.
The Importance of Being Earnest is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Franz Wenzler and starring Charlotte Ander and Georg Alexander. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. It is an adaptation of Oscar Wilde's 1895 play The Importance of Being Earnest.
Every Day Isn't Sunday is a 1935 German comedy film directed by Walter Janssen and starring Adele Sandrock, Wolfgang Liebeneiner and Carola Höhn. It shares its name with an unrelated 1959 film of the same title. Both films feature the popular song of the same name by Carl Clewing. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Heinrich Richter.
Bon Voyage is a 1933 German musical comedy film directed by Alfred Abel and starring Magda Schneider, Ekkehard Arendt and Max Hansen. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Manfred Hoermann. Based on Eduard Künneke's 1932 operetta Glückliche Reise, it is an operetta film, a genre that was enjoying popularity at the time. It was filmed again in 1954.
