Hans Philipp August Albers was a German actor and singer. He was the biggest male movie star in Germany between 1930 and 1960 and one of the most popular German actors of the twentieth century.
Friedrich Hollaender was a German film composer and author.
Walter Rilla was a German film actor of Jewish descent. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1922 and 1977. He was born in Neunkirchen, Germany and died in Rosenheim, Germany.
Rudolf Bernauer was an Austrian lyricist, librettist, screenwriter, film director, producer, and actor.
Max Colpet was an American writer, scriptwriter and lyricist of Russian-German descent.
Carmen Boni was an Italian actress.
Hans Heinz Zerlett was a German screenwriter and film director.
The Blackguard is a 1925 British-German silent drama film directed by Graham Cutts and starring Jane Novak, Walter Rilla, and Frank Stanmore. The film is set against the backdrop of the Russian Revolution during which a violinist (Rilla) saves a princess (Novak) from execution.
Robert Land (1887–1940) was an Austrian-Jewish film director of Moravian descent.
Eugen Burg was a German actor. His daughter was Hansi Burg. Burg was a close friend of the actor Hans Albers.
Latin Quarter is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Augusto Genina and starring Gina Manès, Carmen Boni and Helga Thomas. It was based on a novel by Maurice Dekobra. It was shot at the Staaken Studios and on location in Paris. The film's art direction was by Franz Schroedter. It premiered at the Ufa-Palast am Zoo in Berlin.
"On the Reeperbahn at Half Past Midnight" is a 1912 German song by Ralph Arthur Roberts, originally written for a musical revue. The song refers to the Reeperbahn, the red light district of the port city of Hamburg. The song's popularity received a major boost when it was used in the 1944 film Große Freiheit Nr. 7, sung by the star Hans Albers.
The Champion of Pontresina is a 1934 German-Swiss comedy film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Sepp Rist, Rudolf Klicks and Eric Helgar.
A Modern Dubarry is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Alexander Korda and starring María Corda, Alfred Abel and Friedrich Kayßler. The title is a reference to the life of the eighteenth century courtesan Madame Du Barry. It was made by Felsom Film and distributed by the major studio UFA. Location shooting took place on the French Riviera. The film's sets were designed by the art director Oscar Friedrich Werndorff. It features performances from Hans Albers and Marlene Dietrich both of whom later achieved greater fame.
Sajenko the Soviet is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Michael Bohnen, Suzy Vernon and Walter Rilla. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacek Rotmil.
The Monk from Santarem is a 1924 German silent film, an adaption of the play of the same name by Almeida Garrett. It was directed by Lothar Mendes and stars Evi Eva, Walter Rilla and Vivian Gibson.
Princess Turandot is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Käthe von Nagy and Willy Fritsch. A separate French-language version, Turandot, Princess of China, was also released.
Leap Into Life is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Johannes Guter and starring Xenia Desni, Walter Rilla and Paul Heidemann. It features one the earliest film appearances of the future star Marlene Dietrich. It was partly shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin as well as on location around Rügen in the Baltic Sea. The film's sets were designed by Rudi Feld.
The Sporck Battalion is a 1927 German silent war film directed by Holger-Madsen and starring Otto Gebühr, Walter Rilla and Grete Mosheim. Hans Albers is sometimes added in some cast lists, but his performance is unconfirmed. It was shot at the Weissensee Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Knaake. It was remade as a sound film of the same title in 1934.
Dangers of the Engagement Period is a 1930 German silent comedy film directed by Fred Sauer and starring Marlene Dietrich, Willi Forst, and Lotte Lorring. It is also known by the alternative title of Nights of Love.
