Bibi Johns | |
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Born | Gun Birgit Jonsson 21 January 1929 Arboga, Sweden |
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Years active | 1955–present (film & TV) |
Bibi Johns (born 21 January 1929) is a Swedish singer and film actress active in Germany. [1]
Children, Mother, and the General is a 1955 West German war film directed by László Benedek and starring Hilde Krahl, Therese Giehse and Ewald Balser. The film was not a popular success, possibly because its anti-war perspective clashed with support for German rearmament and membership in NATO.
Midnight Revue is an East German musical film directed by Gottfried Kolditz and starring Christel Bodenstein, Manfred Krug and Werner Lierck. It was released in 1962.
The Star of Santa Clara is a 1958 West German musical comedy film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Vico Torriani, Gerlinde Locker and Ruth Stephan. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Markwitz.
Orphan of Lowood is a 1926 German silent drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Evelyn Holt, Olaf Fønss and Dina Diercks. It is based on the 1847 British novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, and is the last of at least eight silent film adaptations of the novel. It was shot at the Terra Studios in Marienfelde. Director Bernhardt, a Jew wanted by the Gestapo, escaped from Nazi Germany and immigrated to Hollywood where he directed films for MGM, RKO, Columbia Pictures and Warner Brothers.
The Last Fort is a 1928 German silent war film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Rolla Norman, Maria Paudler and Albert Steinrück.
The Phantom of Paris is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by John S. Robertson and written by Bess Meredyth, Edwin Justus Mayer and John Meehan. The film stars John Gilbert and Leila Hyams, and is based on the 1913 novel Chéri-Bibi and Cécily by Gaston Leroux. The film was released on September 12, 1931, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The studio simultaneously made and released a Spanish-language version, Chéri-Bibi, directed by Carlos F. Borcosque and starring Ernesto Vilches. A later 1955 French-Italian film Chéri-Bibi was based on the same novel.
The Big Chance is a 1957 West German romantic comedy film directed by Hans Quest and starring Walter Giller, Gardy Granass and Michael Cramer. Shot and set in Heidelberg, it was one of a series of Schlager music films made around the time.
The Star of Rio is a 1955 West German-Italian adventure film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Maria Frau, Johannes Heesters and Willy Fritsch. It is a remake of the 1940 film of the same title.
A Thousand Melodies is a 1956 West German musical film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Martin Benrath, Gardy Granass and Helmuth Schneider.
A Thousand Stars Aglitter is a 1959 West German musical comedy film directed by Harald Philipp and starring Germaine Damar, Toni Sailer and Maria Sebaldt.
The Legs of Dolores is a 1957 West German musical comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Germaine Damar, Claus Biederstaedt, and Ruth Stephan. It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Dieter Bartels and Theo Zwierski.
At the Green Cockatoo by Night is a 1957 West German musical film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Marika Rökk, Dieter Borsche and Renate Ewert.
At the Well in Front of the Gate is a 1952 West German romance film directed by Hans Wolff and starring Sonja Ziemann, Hans Stüwe and Paul Klinger. It was shot in Agfacolor at the Tempelhof Studios in West Berlin and on location around Dinkelsbühl in Bavaria. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Willi A. Herrmann, Heinrich Weidemann and Peter Schlewski.
New Year's Eve Punch is a 1960 East German musical film directed by Günter Reisch and starring Erich Franz, Friedel Nowack and Erika Dunkelmann. It was made by the state-owned DEFA company. It is a sequel to the 1959 film The Punch Bowl.
La Paloma is a 1959 West German musical film directed by Paul Martin and starring Bibi Johns, Karlheinz Böhm and Harald Juhnke. It takes its title from the traditional Spanish song "La Paloma". The film was shot at the Spandau Studios in West Berlin and on location in Lisbon. The sets were designed by the art directors Helmut Nentwig, Heinrich Weidemann and Paul Markwitz.
Ramona is a 1961 West German musical film directed by Paul Martin and starring Senta Berger, Joachim Hansen and Ruth Stephan.
Hello, Fraulein! is a 1949 German musical film directed by Rudolf Jugert and starring Margot Hielscher, Hans Söhnker and Peter van Eyck. It was made by the Munich-based company Bavaria Film in what would shortly become West Germany. It marked the German debut of van Eyck who had actually been born in Pomerania but had spent many years in the United States, leading him to be promoted in the film's publicity as an American actor.
Beneath the Palms on the Blue Sea is a 1957 German-Italian musical film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Bibi Johns, Giulia Rubini and Harald Juhnke.
Ball at the Savoy is a 1955 West German musical comedy film directed by Paul Martin and starring Rudolf Prack, Nadja Tiller, and Peter W. Staub. Inspired by the 1932 operetta Ball im Savoy by Paul Abraham, this film is closer to a revue show than the previous 1935 film adaptation.
How Do I Become a Film Star? is a 1955 West German musical comedy film directed by Theo Lingen and starring Nadja Tiller, Harald Juhnke and Bibi Johns.