Fritz Kortner was an Austrian stage and film actor and theatre director.
Olga Konstantinovna Chekhova, known in Germany as Olga Tschechowa, was a Russian-German actress. Her film roles include the female lead in Alfred Hitchcock's Mary (1931).
The Hymn of Leuthen is a 1933 German film depicting Frederick the Great, directed by Carl Froelich starring Otto Gebühr, Olga Chekhova and Elga Brink. It was part of the cycle of nostalgic Prussian films popular during the Weimar and Nazi eras. The title refers to the 1757 Battle of Leuthen.
The Great Longing is a 1930 German comedy film directed by Steve Sekely in his directorial debut and starring Camilla Horn, Theodor Loos, and Harry Frank. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Sohnle and Otto Erdmann. It was distributed by the German branch of Universal Pictures.
Darling of the Gods is a 1930 German musical drama film directed by Hanns Schwarz and starring Emil Jannings, Renate Müller and Olga Chekhova. Jannings had recently returned from Hollywood where the arrival of sound films had harmed his career. The film was made at the Babelsburg studios, and based on the play Die Tokaier by Hans Müller. It was made by Erich Pommer's production unit, part of the German Major film studio UFA. It premiered at the Gloria-Palast in Berlin on 13 October 1930.
The Conspiracy in Genoa is a 1921 German silent historical drama film directed by Paul Leni and starring Wilhelm Diegelmann, Maria Fein and Fritz Kortner. It is an adaptation of the 1783 play Fiesco by Friedrich Schiller.
The Mill at Sanssouci is a 1926 German silent historical film directed by Siegfried Philippi and Frederic Zelnik and starring Otto Gebühr, Lissi Lind and Jakob Tiedtke. The film is part of the popular cycle of Prussian films. It premiered on 1 February 1926.
Trenck is a 1932 German historical film directed by Ernst Neubach and Heinz Paul starring Hans Stüwe, Dorothea Wieck, and Olga Chekhova. The film was based on a novel by Bruno Frank. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios with sets designed by the art director Erich Czerwonski. It depicts the life of the Eighteenth century adventurer Friedrich von der Trenck.
Andreas Schlüter is a 1942 German historical drama film directed by Herbert Maisch and starring Heinrich George, Mila Kopp and Olga Chekhova. It portrays the life of the 18th-century German architect Andreas Schlüter. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios and Althoff Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hermann Asmus, Kurt Herlth and Robert Herlth.
The Old Ballroom is a 1925 German silent drama film directed by Wolfgang Neff and starring Carl Auen, Olga Chekhova, and Sybill Morel. It was released in two parts, both of which premiered on the same day in Berlin.
The Venus of Montmartre is a 1925 German silent drama film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Hans Albers, Jack Trevor, and Olga Chekhova.
Certificates of Death is a 1923 German silent film directed by Lothar Mendes and starring Alfred Abel, Eva May, and Iván Petrovich.
Debit and Credit is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Carl Wilhelm and starring Hans Brausewetter, Mady Christians, and Theodor Loos. It is based on the 1855 novel Debit and Credit.
His Toughest Case is a 1926 German silent crime film directed by Fritz Wendhausen and starring Alexander Murski, Christa Tordy and Olga Chekhova. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction was by Hans Jacoby. It premiered at the Ufa-Palast am Zoo.
The City of Temptation is a 1925 German silent drama film directed by Walter Niebuhr and starring Olga Chekhova, Julanne Johnston and Adolf Klein.
The Enchantress is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by William Karfiol and starring Olga Chekhova, Charlotte Ander, and Hans Mierendorff.
The House of Torment is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Carl Wilhelm and starring Ressel Orla, Fritz Kortner and Rudolf Klein-Rhoden.
The Circle of Death is a 1922 German silent drama film directed by William Karfiol and starring Johannes Riemann, Olga Chekhova and Albert Steinrück.
The Railway King is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Eugen Illés and starring Fritz Kortner, Hermann Vallentin and Artúr Somlay. It was released in two parts, premiering at the Marmorhaus.
Police Report is a 1934 German mystery crime film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Olga Chekhova, Paul Otto and Hansi Niese. It was adapted from the 1932 novel Die Frau im schwarzen Schleier by Hedda Lindne.
