Olga Konstantinovna Chekhova, known in Germany as Olga Tschechowa, was a Russian-German actress. Her film roles include the female lead in Alfred Hitchcock's Mary (1931).
Vera Wilhelmowna Rust, known as Vera Tschechowa, is a German producer, director, screenwriter, and retired actress, of Russian descent. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1957 and 1996. She was widely known as Elvis Presley's companion, particularly in connection with his Oral Poliomyelitis Vaccine (OPV) public booster-advocacy and which they both undertook during Presley's first year in Germany with the U.S. Army (1959).
The Bread of Those Early Years is a 1962 West German film directed by Herbert Vesely, based on the novel The Bread of Those Early Years by Heinrich Böll. It was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival.
Next Year, Same Time is a 1967 West German drama film directed by Ulrich Schamoni and starring Ulla Jacobsson, Sabine Sinjen, Johannes Schaaf. The film won three German Film Awards. It was entered into the 17th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize.
Night Convoy is a 1932 German drama film directed by James Bauer and starring Vladimir Gajdarov, Olga Tschechowa and Oskar Homolka. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and on location in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Willi Herrmann and Herbert O. Phillips. It premiered on 21 January 1932.
Circus Renz is a 1943 German drama film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring René Deltgen, Paul Klinger and Angelika Hauff. It is a circus film, made as a deliberately escapist release at a time when the Second World War was starting to turn against Germany and its allies. The film takes its title from the real Circus Renz and is loosely based on the career of its founder Ernst Renz. It premiered at Berlin's UFA-Palast am Zoo in September 1943. It was a major commercial success.
Liberated Hands or Freed Hands is a 1939 German drama film directed by Hans Schweikart and starring Brigitte Horney, Olga Tschechowa and Ewald Balser. It was screened at the 8th Venice International Film Festival. Horney plays a sculptor who discovers her true vocation.
The Muzzle is a 1958 West German comedy film directed by Wolfgang Staudte and starring O.E. Hasse, Hertha Feiler and Hansjörg Felmy. It is a remake of the 1938 film of the same title.
Father Needs a Wife is a 1952 West German comedy film directed by Harald Braun and starring Dieter Borsche, Ruth Leuwerik and Bruni Löbel. It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location around Lautersee and Mittenwald. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Sohnle and Fritz Lück.
Ada Tschechowa was a Russo-German actress and music manager.
One Night Apart is a 1950 West German period comedy film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Kurt Seifert, Olga Tschechowa and Sonja Ziemann. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gabriel Pellon.
The Cuckoos is a 1949 German comedy drama film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Ina Halley, Rainer Penkert and Carsta Löck. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in East Berlin. The film was made in the Soviet Zone, in what would soon become East Germany. The film's sets were designed by the art director Wilhelm Vorwerg.
Murderer in the Fog is a 1964 West German crime film directed by Eugen York and starring Hansjörg Felmy, Ingmar Zeisberg and Elke Arendt. The police investigate a series of attacks in a small German town.
Widower with Five Daughters is a 1957 West German comedy film directed by Erich Engels and starring Heinz Erhardt, Susanne Cramer, and Helmuth Lohner. It was shot at Göttingen Studios, with location shooting at Berlepsch Castle near Witzenhausen. The art directors Dieter Bartels and Paul Markwitz designed the film's sets.
With the Eyes of a Woman is a 1942 German drama film directed by Karl Georg Külb and starring Ada Tschechowa, Olga Tschechowa and Gustav Fröhlich.
Mr. Kettle and Mrs. Moon is a comedy play by the British writer J.B. Priestley first staged in 1955 at the Duchess Theatre in London. The original cast featured Clive Morton and Fanny Rowe in the title roles and was directed by Tony Richardson. It ran for 211 performances. It is also known by the longer title The Scandalous Affair of Mr Kettle and Mrs Moon.
My Ninety Nine Brides is a 1958 West German romantic comedy film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Claus Wilcke, Horst Frank and Wera Frydtberg. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Karl Weber.
Operation Sleeping Bag is a 1955 West German comedy war film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Eva Ingeborg Scholz, Paul Klinger and Karlheinz Böhm.
Between Two Hearts is a 1934 German drama film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Harry Liedtke, Luise Ullrich and Olga Tschechowa. It is based on the novel Ulla die Tochter by Werner Scheff. It was shot at the Marienfelde Studios of Terra Film in Berlin and on location in Bavaria. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert A. Dietrich.
The Green Domino is a 1935 German mystery drama film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Brigitte Horney, Karl Ludwig Diehl and Theodor Loos. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and on location in Bavaria around Munich and the Tegernsee. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Hunte and Willy Schiller. It is based on the novel Der Fall Claasen by Erich Ebermayer. A separate French-language version Le Domino vert was also produced, directed by Selpin and Henri Decoin but featuring a different cast.
