Frieda Ulricke "Henny" Porten was a German actress and film producer of the silent era, and Germany's first major film star. She appeared in more than 170 films between 1906 and 1955.
Kohlhiesels Töchter is a 1920 German silent comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Henny Porten, Emil Jannings and Jakob Tiedtke. It is an adaptation of the play Kohlhiesel's Daughters by Hanns Kräly, Lubitsch's frequent collaborator, who also worked on the film's screenplay. Three further film adaptations have been made of the work including a 1930 sound remake which also starred Porten.
Inge Larsen is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Henny Porten, Paul Otto and Ressel Orla.
Mother and Child is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Henny Porten, Friedrich Kayßler, and Wilhelm Dieterle. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. It was remade in 1934 as a sound film of the same title also starring Porten.
The Buchholz Family is a 1944 German drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Henny Porten, Paul Westermeier, and Käthe Dyckhoff. It is a family chronicle set in late nineteenth century Berlin. It is based on an 1884 novel by Julius Stinde. It was followed by a second part Marriage of Affection, released the same year. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Haag.
Louise, Queen of Prussia is a 1931 German historical drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Henny Porten, Gustaf Gründgens, and Ekkehard Arendt. The film's art director was Franz Schroedter.
Rose Bernd is a 1919 German silent drama film directed by Alfred Halm and starring Henny Porten and Emil Jannings. It is based on the play of the same name by Gerhart Hauptmann. Porten won critical acclaim for her role in the film.
When She Starts, Look Out is a 1926 German silent comedy film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Henny Porten, Bruno Kastner, and Curt Bois. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by Franz Schroedter. It premiered the UFA-Palast am Zoo.
A Mother's Love is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Henny Porten, Gustav Diessl, and Paul Henckels. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin and on location in Pomerania. The film's sets were designed by Gustav A. Knauer and Willy Schiller.
The Woman Everyone Loves Is You is a 1929 German silent film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Henny Porten, Fritz Kampers and Paul Hörbiger.
German Wine is a 1929 German silent film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Livio Pavanelli, Henny Porten and Paul Henckels. It takes its German title from the sweet white wine Liebfraumilch.
Marriage of Affection is a 1944 German historical drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Henny Porten, Elisabeth Flickenschildt and Käthe Dyckhoff. It was released as a direct sequel to The Buchholz Family.
When the Young Wine Blossoms is a 1943 German comedy film directed by Fritz Kirchhoff and starring Henny Porten, Otto Gebühr and René Deltgen. It was based on a play by the Norwegian writer Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson which had previously been adapted into a 1927 German silent film of the same title.
The Living Dead is a 1919 German silent film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Henny Porten, Paul Bildt and Elsa Wagner.
A Drive into the Blue is a 1919 German silent comedy film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Henny Porten, Georg Alexander, and Jakob Tiedtke.
The Secret of Wera Baranska is a 1919 German silent film directed by Eugen Burg, Franz Porten and Rosa Porten. It stars Wanda Treumann, Paul Hartmann, and Reinhold Schünzel.
Mountain Air is a 1917 German silent comedy film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Henny Porten, Paul Hartmann, and Reinhold Schünzel.
Blonde Poison is a 1919 German silent drama film directed by Hubert Moest and starring Hedda Vernon, Paul Hartmann, and Olga Engl.
Precious Stones is a 1918 German silent drama film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Paul Bildt, Henny Porten and Paul Hartmann.
Tragedy is a 1925 German silent drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Walter Janssen, Henny Porten and Annemarie Winkler.
