Heinrich Wilhelm "Heinz" Rühmann was a German film actor who appeared in over 100 films between 1926 and 1993. He is one of the most famous and popular German actors of the 20th century, and is considered a German film legend. Rühmann is best known for playing the part of a comic ordinary citizen in film comedies such as Three from the Filling Station and The Punch Bowl. During his later years, he was also a respected character actor in films such as The Captain from Köpenick and It Happened in Broad Daylight. His only English-speaking movie was Ship of Fools in 1964.
Fritz Kampers was a German film actor. He appeared in 261 films between 1913 and 1950.
Paul Kemp (1896–1953) was a German stage and film actor. Kemp worked as a piano accompaniest for silent films, and then served as an ambulance driver on the Western Front during the First World War. Post-war he moved into acting on the stage in Düsseldorf and Hamburg. His career really took off when he moved to Berlin in 1929, appearing in the hit stage version of the novel Menschen im Hotel by Vicki Baum. He made his film debut in 1930, shortly after the introduction of sound film. He appeared prolifically in German and Austrian films until his death in 1953.
The Pride of Company Three is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Fred Sauer and starring Heinz Rühmann, Anton Walbrook and Eugen Burg. It premiered on 4 January 1932.
Melody of Love is a 1932 German operetta film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Richard Tauber, Petra Unkel and S.Z. Sakall. It premiered on 24 April 1932. It is also known in English by the alternative title Right to Happiness.
The Man Without Sleep is a 1926 German silent film directed by Carl Boese and starring Harry Liedtke, Maly Delschaft, and Fritz Kampers. It premiered in Berlin on 12 February 1926. The film's art direction was by Julius von Borsody.
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.
The Third Squadron is a 1926 German silent war film directed by Carl Wilhelm and starring Fritz Spira, Eugen Burg, and Reinhold Häussermann. It was based on a play by Bernhard Buchbinder. The film's art direction was by Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle.
The Pink Slippers is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Franz Hofer and starring Hanni Reinwald, Ernst Rückert and Anna von Palen.
Marshal Forwards is a 1932 German historical war film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Paul Wegener, Traute Carlsen and Hans Graf von Schwerin.
Scandal on Park Street is a 1932 German film directed by Franz Wenzler and starring Camilla Spira, Fritz Kampers, and Kurt Lilien.
Peace of Mind is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Max Obal and starring Fritz Kampers, Lucie Englisch, and Paul Hörbiger.
Curfew is a 1925 German silent drama film directed by Conrad Wiene and starring Harry Nestor, Cläre Lotto, and Fritz Kampers.
The Uncle from the Provinces is a 1926 German silent film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Jakob Tiedtke, Margarete Kupfer and Liane Haid.
Darling of the Dragoons is a 1928 German silent comedy film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein and starring Maria Paudler, Harry Liedtke and Fritz Kampers.
Tea Time in the Ackerstrasse is a 1926 German silent drama film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Reinhold Schünzel, Mary Nolan and Fritz Kampers.
Forbidden Love is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Friedrich Feher and starring Magda Sonja, Evi Eva, and Paul Otto.
The Gypsy Baron is a 1935 German operetta film directed by Karl Hartl and starring Anton Walbrook, Hansi Knoteck and Fritz Kampers. It is an adaptation of the 1885 operetta The Gypsy Baron.
The Student of Prague is a 1935 German horror film directed by Arthur Robison and starring Anton Walbrook, Theodor Loos and Dorothea Wieck. It is based on the eponymous novel by Hanns Heinz Ewers which had previously been adapted into celebrated silent films on two occasions.
The Fire Devil is a 1940 German historical adventure film directed by and starring Luis Trenker. It also featured Judith Holzmeister, Bertl Schultes and Hilde von Stolz. The title is sometimes translated as The Arsonist.
