Walter Slezak was an Austrian-born film and stage actor active between 1922 and 1976. He mainly appeared in German films before migrating to the United States in 1930 and performing in numerous Hollywood productions.
Leo Slezak was an Austrian dramatic tenor. He was associated in particular with Austrian opera as well as the title role in Verdi's Otello. He is the father of actors Walter Slezak and Margarete Slezak and grandfather of the actress Erika Slezak.
Carl Wilhelm, was a prolific German film director, film producer and screenwriter of the silent film era, at the end of which his career apparently entirely faded away and he vanished into obscurity.
Meiseken is a 1937 German drama film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Josef Eichheim, Susi Lanner and Oskar Sima. It is based on the play Meiseken by Hans Alfred Kihn. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert A. Dietrich and Artur Günther.
Almenrausch and Edelweiss is a 1957 Austrian-West German comedy film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Elma Karlowa, Karin Dor and Harald Juhnke. It is part of the postwar tradition of Heimatfilm.
Leonhard "Leo" Peukert was a prolific German film actor and film director, appearing in more than a hundred and fifty productions between 1910 and his death in 1944. While occasionally he played a leading role in his early years, such as the comedy The Happy Journey (1924), he mostly appeared as a character actor. Peukert was also a film director, making eleven short and feature films during the silent era.
Operation Edelweiss is a 1954 West German war film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Joachim Mock, Albert Hehn and Wolf Petersen. It was shot at the Göttingen Studios and on location in Switzerland. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Kuhnert and Theo Zwierski.
Franz Marischka (1918–2009) was an Austrian actor, screenwriter and film director. He was the son of the director Hubert Marischka.
My Leopold is a 1924 German silent comedy film directed by Heinrich Bolten-Baeckers and starring Arthur Kraußneck, Walter Slezak and Käthe Haack. It was the third and last of three film versions the director made of the 1873 play My Leopold.
Autumn on the Rhine is a 1928 German silent film directed by Siegfried Philippi and starring Albert Steinrück, Otto Reinwald and Julius Brandt.
Gritta Ley was a German film actress of the silent era.
A Better Master is a 1928 German silent comedy film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Leo Peukert, Lydia Potechina and Willi Forst. It is based upon the play by Walter Hasenclever.
The Lord of the Tax Office is a 1929 German silent comedy film directed by Siegfried Philippi.
The Little Czar is a 1954 French-German historical drama film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Luis Mariano, Sonja Ziemann and Iván Petrovich. It is based on the operetta Der Zarewitsch by Franz Lehár. It was shot in Eastmancolor.
The Csardas Princess is a 1951 German musical film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Marika Rökk, Johannes Heesters and Hubert Marischka. It is based on the 1915 operetta The Csardas Princess and is part of the tradition of operetta films.
Mask in Blue is a 1943 German musical comedy film directed by Paul Martin and starring Clara Tabody, Wolf Albach-Retty and Hans Moser.
The Cloister of Martins is a 1951 West German drama film directed by Richard Häussler and starring Willy Rösner, Gisela Fackeldey and Heinz Engelmann. Based on the novel of the same title by Ludwig Ganghofer, it was part of the postwar wave of heimatfilm movies in Germany. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location around Königssee and Karwendel in the Alps. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Willi Horn and Carl Ludwig Kirmse.
Gypsy Blood is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Charles Klein and starring Adele Sandrock, Georg Alexander, and Erik Ode. It was released by the German subsidiary of Universal Pictures. In Austria it was known by the title Das Ungarmädel.
Beloved Darling is a 1943 German comedy film directed by Paul Martin and starring Johannes Riemann, Dorit Kreysler and Sonja Ziemann. It was shot partly at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Franz Bi and Bruno Lutz. It is based on the play Babusch by Hungarian writer Gábor Vaszary.
The Midnight Waltz is a 1929 Austrian silent film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Elisabeth Pinajeff, André Mattoni and Gritta Ley. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Ledersteger. The plot was based on the 1926 operetta of the same title by Robert Stolz.
