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.
Franz Michael Bohnen was a German bass baritone opera singer and actor. Bohnen was very popular in the Roaring Twenties.
Count Varenne's Lover is a 1921 German silent comedy film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Josef Commer, and Johannes Riemann. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin on 3 March 1921.
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.
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.
By Order of Pompadour is a 1924 German silent historical film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Alwin Neuß, Lya Mara, and Frida Richard.
Mary Lou (German:Mary-Lou) is a 1928 German silent film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Fred Louis Lerch and Ivan Koval-Samborsky.
Dame Care is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Robert Land and starring Fritz Kortner, Mary Carr and William Dieterle. It is based on the 1887 novel Frau Sorge by Hermann Sudermann. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Neppach. It was distributed by the German branch of First National Pictures.
Yoshiwara is a 1920 German silent film directed by Arthur Bergen and starring Lya Mara and Heinrich Schroth.
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 Men of Sybill is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Carl Auen and Rudolf Forster. It was screened 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.
The Marriage of Princess Demidoff is a 1922 German silent drama film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Charles Willy Kayser, and Olga Limburg. It premiered at the Marmorhaus cinema in Berlin.
The Heiress of the Count of Monte Cristo is a 1919 German silent film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Werner Funck, and Vilma von Mayburg.
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.
The Girl from Hell is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Carl Auen and Harald Paulsen. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin.
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.
