Masks (1929 film)

Last updated

Masks
1929-1930 Erich Ludwig Stahl Filmplakat fur den Stummfilm Masken in der Reihe Stuart Webbs, Deutsches Lichtspiel-Syndikat AG.jpg
Directed by Rudolf Meinert
Written by
Starring
Cinematography Günther Krampf
Production
company
Omnia-Film
Distributed byDeutsche Lichtspiel-Syndikat
Release date
  • 4 March 1930 (1930-03-04)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryGermany
Languages Silent
German intertitles

Masks (German: Masken) is a 1929 German silent crime film directed by Rudolf Meinert and starring Karl Ludwig Diehl, Trude Berliner and Marcella Albani. It was the second film made by Meinert featuring the detective hero Stuart Webbs following The Green Monocle (1929). [1] It was shot at the Grunewald Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hermann Warm.

Contents

Cast

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">E. A. Dupont</span> German film director

Ewald André Dupont was a German film director, one of the pioneers of the German film industry. He was often credited as E. A. Dupont.

Trude Berliner was a German actress. She was one of many Jewish actors and actresses who were forced to flee Europe when the Nazis came to power in 1933.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marcella Albani</span> Italian actress

Marcella Albani was an Italian actress and writer. Albani was an idol of European cinema in the 1920s, and appeared in 50 films between 1919 and 1936 in 5 different countries.

<i>On Secret Service</i> 1933 film by Arthur B. Woods

On Secret Service is a 1933 British thriller film directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring Greta Nissen, Karl Ludwig Diehl, Don Alvarado, and Austin Trevor. It was produced by British International Pictures. It is based on the 1933 German film Spies at Work with Karl Ludwig Diehl repeating his role from that film. On Secret Service premiered in London on 15 December 1933 and was theatrically released on 21 May 1934. In the United States, the film was released on 9 February 1936 as Spy 77.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Karl Ludwig Diehl</span> German actor

Karl Ludwig Diehl was a German film actor. He appeared in 66 films between 1924 and 1957. His father was Karl Diehl, the German professor of Anarchism.

<i>The Invisible Front</i> 1932 film

The Invisible Front is a 1932 German spy thriller film directed by Richard Eichberg and starring Trude von Molo, Karl Ludwig Diehl, Veit Harlan and Paul Hörbiger. The story was written by Robert A. Stemmle, Curt Siodmak and Max W. Kimmich, who also presented the idea to this film to his colleagues. It was made at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin and on location in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Artur Günther and Willi Herrmann.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rudolf Meinert</span> Austrian filmmaker

Rudolf Meinert was an Austrian screenwriter, film producer and director.

<i>The Green Monocle</i> 1929 film

The Green Monocle is a 1929 German silent crime film directed by Rudolf Meinert and starring Ralph Clancy, Betty Bird and Suzy Vernon. The film was based on a novel by Guido Kreutzer. It features the fictional detective Stuart Webbs, one of several German fictional characters inspired by Sherlock Holmes, who had appeared in a series of silent films during the 1910s and 1920s.

<i>Ludwig II, King of Bavaria</i> 1930 film

Ludwig II, King of Bavaria is a 1929 German silent historical film directed by William Dieterle and starring Dieterle, Theodor Loos and Eugen Burg. It portrays the life and reign of the monarch Ludwig II who ruled Bavaria from 1864 to 1886. It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Geiselgasteig, Munich. The production company was the German subsidiary of the American studio Universal Pictures.

<i>The Convict from Istanbul</i> 1929 film

The Convict from Istanbul is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Heinrich George, Betty Amann, and Paul Hörbiger. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction is by Heinz Fenchel and Jacek Rotmil.

What a Woman Dreams of in Springtime is a 1929 German silent comedy film directed by Curt Blachnitzky and starring Paul Rehkopf, Anna Müller-Lincke and Colette Brettel. The film's art direction was by Kurt Richter.

<i>Marriage in Trouble</i> 1929 film

Marriage in Trouble is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Elga Brink, Walter Rilla and Evelyn Holt. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction was by Franz Schroedter. A man considers leaving his wife for another woman, but eventually decides against it. The film was based on a French novel by Georges Antequil.

Stuart Webbs was a fictional detective who appeared in a series of German films and serials during the silent era. Webbs was one of a number of detectives with English-sounding names to appear in German cinema of the era. Like his contemporaries such as Joe Deebs he was modeled on Sherlock Holmes. Webbs was the most popular of the group. His original film series ran from 1914 to 1926 and he continued to appear in other later films such as The Green Monocle (1929).

Revolt in the Batchelor's House is a 1929 German silent comedy film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Sig Arno, Kurt Gerron and Trude Hesterberg.

<i>Painted Youth</i> 1929 film

Painted Youth is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Carl Boese and starring Toni van Eyck, Wolfgang Zilzer, and Olga Limburg. It was shot at the National Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by Karl Machus.

Eros in Chains is a 1929 Austrian-German silent drama film directed by Conrad Wiene and starring Emmy Flemmich, Maly Delschaft and Walter Slezak.

<i>Adventure on the Southern Express</i> 1934 film

Adventure on the Southern Express is a 1934 German thriller film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Charlotte Susa, Karl Ludwig Diehl and Ralph Arthur Roberts. It was shot on location in Northern Italy and Switzerland.

<i>Spies at Work</i> 1933 film

Spies at Work is a 1933 German thriller film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Karl Ludwig Diehl, Brigitte Helm, and Eduard von Winterstein. A spy film, it is set during the First World War conflict between Austria and Italy.

<i>Circus Life</i> 1931 film

Circus Life is a 1931 German mystery drama film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Liane Haid, Oscar Marion and Trude Berliner. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and at the Zirkus Busch in the city. It was released in America in 1932.

<i>The Green Domino</i> (1935 film) 1935 film

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.

References

  1. Prawer p.88

Bibliography