Lya Mara was a Polish actress. She was one of the biggest stars of the German silent cinema.
Frederic Zelnik was an Austrian producer, director, and actor. He was one of the most important producers-directors of the German silent cinema. Zelnik achieved success through period operetta films in the 1920s and 1930s.
Die Försterchristl is an operetta in three acts by Georg Jarno to a libretto by Bernhard Buchbinder. It premiered on 17 December 1907 at the Theater in der Josefstadt in Vienna. Three years later, its English version by librettist Leonard Liebling had a run of 64 performances at Broadway's Herald Square Theatre in 1910/11 under the title The Girl and the Kaiser. The work is known in English as The Girl and the Kaiser, The Bohemian Dancer, The Forester's Daughter and in French as La petite amie de sa majesté and Christelle et l'empereur.
Olga Engl was an Austrian-German stage and motion picture actress who appeared in nearly 200 films.
The Crimson Circle is a 1929 British-German sound part-talkie crime film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Fred Louis Lerch, and Stewart Rome. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The sound was recorded via the De Forest Phonofilm sound-on-film process. The film is an adaptation of the 1922 Edgar Wallace novel The Crimson Circle in which Scotland Yard detectives battle a gang of blackmailers. A previous UK version was filmed in 1922.
The Bohemian Dancer is a 1926 German silent drama film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Harry Liedtke, and William Dieterle. It premiered in Berlin on 5 March 1926. It is based on the operetta 1907 Die Försterchristl composed by Georg Jarno with a libretto by Bernhard Buchbinder. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction was by Gustav A. Knauer and Andrej Andrejew who designed the sets. The film is set in Vienna and Hungary during the 18th century.
My Heart is a Jazz Band is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Raimondo Van Riel and Heinrich Gotho. The film's art direction was by Andrej Andrejew. It premiered on 28 January 1929. It shares its title with a popular 1920s song of the same name.
By Order of Pompadour is a 1924 German silent historical film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Alwin Neuß, Lya Mara, and Frida Richard.
The Girl from Piccadilly is a 1921 German silent film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Erich Kaiser-Titz, and Fritz Schulz. It was released in two separate parts.
Fadette is a 1926 German silent historical film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Yvette Guilbert and Eugen Klöpfer. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Andrej Andrejew and Alexander Ferenczy.
The Gypsy Baron is a 1927 German silent adventure film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Michael Bohnen, and William Dieterle. It is based on the storyline of the operetta The Gypsy Baron.
The Mistress of the King is a 1922 German silent film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara and Hans Albers. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin.
Tania, the Woman in Chains is a 1922 German silent drama film directed by Friedrich Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Erich Kaiser-Titz, and Heinrich Peer.
Yvette, the Fashion Princess is a 1922 German silent comedy film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Erich Kaiser-Titz, and Robert Scholz.
Insulted and Humiliated is a 1922 German silent drama film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Erich Kaiser-Titz and Ralph Arthur Roberts. It is an adaptation of the 1861 novel Humiliated and Insulted by Fyodor Dostoevsky. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin.
Miss Beryll is a 1921 German silent film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Erich Kaiser-Titz, and Fritz Schulz. The film's sets were designed by the art director Fritz Lederer. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin.
Fanny Elssler is a 1920 German historical film directed by Friedrich Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Ernst Hofmann, and Rudolf Forster. It is based on the life of the nineteenth century Austrian dancer Fanny Elssler.
Trix, the Romance of a Millionairess is a 1921 German silent romance film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Ernst Hofmann, and Ilka Grüning. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin.
Nelly, the Bride Without a Husband is a 1924 German silent comedy film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Erich Kaiser-Titz and Else Berna.
The Nun and the Harlequin is a 1918 German silent drama film directed by Alfred Halm and starring Frederic Zelnik, Lya Mara, and Paul Bildt.
