Elisabeth Margarete Biermann, known professionally as Elga Brink, was a German film actress. Brink rose to prominence in the early 1920s, when she starred in many silent films. Her last silent film was Marriage in Trouble in 1928. After silent films, Brink continued acting in sound films until her retirement in 1951. Her last role was in the 1951 movie Das fremde Leben. After her retirement, Brink remarried and worked as a clerk in Hamburg until her death in 1985.
Night Convoy is a 1932 German drama film directed by James Bauer and starring Vladimir Gajdarov, Olga Chekhova 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.
Her Dark Secret is a 1929 German silent comedy film directed by Johannes Guter and starring Lilian Harvey, Willy Fritsch, and Harry Halm. The film reunited Harvey and Fritsch, who had previously appeared together in Chaste Susanne (1926), although this time, their characters become a couple at the end of the film. This provided a template for a number of popular films over the following decade, such as The Three from the Filling Station. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacek Rotmil.
A Shot at Dawn is a 1932 German crime film directed by Alfred Zeisler and starring Ery Bos, Genia Nikolaieva and Karl Ludwig Diehl. It was based on the play The Woman and the Emerald by Harry Jenkins and recounts a jewel theft. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam with sets designed by the art directors Willi Herrmann and Herbert O. Phillips. A separate French-language version Coup de feu à l'aube was also produced.
Inquest is a 1931 German crime film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Albert Bassermann, Gustav Fröhlich and Hans Brausewetter. Along with another film that Siodmak made the same year Storms of Passion, it anticipates the later development of film noir. It was made by German's largest studio Universum Film, with sets designed by art director Erich Kettelhut. Paul Martin, who soon after emerged as a leading director, was assistant director to Siodmak on the film. It was based on a 1927 play of the same title by Max Alsberg and Ernst Hesse. A separate French-language version About an Inquest was also produced.
No More Love is a 1931 German musical comedy film directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Lilian Harvey, Harry Liedtke and Felix Bressart. It is based on Julius Berstl's novel Dover-Calais. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and on location along the French Riviera including Nice. The film's art direction was by Werner Schlichting. A separate French-language version Calais-Dover was also released.
Hermann Speelmans was a German stage and film actor.
The Red Night is a 1921 German silent film directed by Jaap Speyer.
Circus Romanelli is a 1926 German silent comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Reinhold Schünzel, Claire Rommer and Victor Janson.
The Pride of the Company is a 1926 German silent comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Reinhold Schünzel, Georg H. Schnell and Camilla Spira.
Jumping Into the Abyss is a 1933 German crime film directed by Harry Piel and starring Piel, Elga Brink and Anton Pointner.
The Roberts Case is a 1933 German drama film directed by Erich Engels and starring Hermann Speelmans, Camilla Spira and Eduard von Winterstein. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin.
Marriage Strike is a 1930 German silent comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Livio Pavanelli, Maria Paudler and Georg Alexander. The film's sets were designed by the art director August Rinaldi. It was made at the tail-end of silent film production, as sound film was rapidly taking over.
Alarm at Station III is a 1939 German crime film directed by Philipp Lothar Mayring and starring Gustav Fröhlich, Jutta Freybe and Kirsten Heiberg. It is set in a Scandinavian country with Prohibition.
Different Morals is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Walter Rilla, Aribert Wäscher, and Elga Brink. It was shot at the Tempelhof and Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Moldenhauer.
Night of Mystery is a 1927 German silent thriller film directed by Harry Piel and starring Harry Piel, Dary Holm, and Josef Peterhans. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Willi Herrmann.
Overnight Sensation or Overnight Happiness is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Magda Schneider, Hermann Thimig, and S. Z. Sakall.
Grandstand for General Staff is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Eugen Thiele and starring Iván Petrovich, Elga Brink, and Betty Bird.
A Crafty Youth is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Erich Schönfelder and starring Julius Falkenstein, Sig Arno and Olly Gebauer. It was shot at the Grunewald Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Willi Herrmann and Herbert Lippschitz. It premiered in Hamburg in October 1931 and in Berlin the following month.
A Door Opens is a 1933 German thriller film directed by Alfred Zeisler and starring Hermann Speelmans, Fritz Odemar and Oskar Sima. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios of UFA in Berlin The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Hunte.
