Clifford McLaglen was a Stepney, London or Cape Town, Cape Colony - born film actor. He was one of nine or ten children and brother of several actors including Victor McLaglen, Oscar winner for best actor, The Informer, and nominated for best supporting actor The Quiet Man.
Elisabeth Margarete Biermann, known professionally as Elga Brink, was a German film actress. Brink rose to prominence in the early 1920s, when she starred in many silent films. Her last silent film was Marriage in Trouble in 1928. After silent films, Brink continued acting in sound films until her retirement in 1951. Her last role was in the 1951 movie Das fremde Leben. After her retirement, Brink remarried and worked as a clerk in Hamburg until her death in 1985.
Pension Schöller is a 1930 German comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Paul Henckels, Elga Brink and Jakob Tiedtke. It is an adaptation of the 1890 play Pension Schöller by Wilhelm Jacoby and Carl Laufs. Georg Jacoby was Wilhem's son, and made three film adaptations of his father's best known play in 1930, 1952 and 1960.
The Smuggler's Bride of Mallorca is a 1929 German silent romance film directed by Hans Behrendt and starring Jenny Jugo, Friedrich Benfer and Clifford McLaglen. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. It premiered in the city's UFA-Palast am Zoo.
Sophie Berg Pagay was an Austrian stage and film actress, born in Brünn, Austria-Hungary. She began acting as a child, and went to Berlin to perform on stage in 1887. She married actor Hans Pagay.
Between Evening and Morning is a 1923 German silent film directed by Arthur Robison and starring Werner Krauss, Agnes Straub, and Elga Brink.
Quax the Crash Pilot is a 1941 German comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Heinz Rühmann, Karin Himboldt and Lothar Firmans. It is also sometimes translated as Quax the Test Pilot. It features the popular song "Homeland, Your Stars".
A Glass of Water is a 1923 German silent historical drama film directed by Ludwig Berger and starring Mady Christians, Lucie Höflich and Hans Brausewetter. It premiered at the UFA-Palast am Zoo on 1 February 1923. It was based on a play of the same title by Eugène Scribe, set in England during the reign of Queen Anne. The film was very well received both commercially and critically on its release. It is considered one of the milestones of Weimar cinema.
The Last Company is a 1930 German war film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Conrad Veidt, Karin Evans and Erwin Kalser. It was part of the popular cycle of Prussian films which portrayed patriotic scenes from Prussian history. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios of UFA in Berlin. The film's art direction was overseen by Andrej Andrejew who designed the film's sets. It was shot on location around Havelland in Brandenburg. It is also known by the alternative title Thirteen Men and a Girl. It was later remade in 1967 as A Handful of Heroes.
Jonny Saves Nebrador is a 1953 West German adventure film directed by Rudolf Jugert and starring Hans Albers, Margot Hielscher and Peter Pasetti. The film is set in South America, but was shot in Ancona and Rimini, Italy. It was made by Bavaria Film at the company's Munich Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Paul Markwitz and Fritz Maurischat.
Quick is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Lilian Harvey, Hans Albers and Paul Hörbiger. A separate French-language version was made, also directed by Siodmak and starring Harvey. The film is based on a play by Félix Gandéra. It was made by Germany's largest company UFA at the Babelsberg Studios, with sets by art director Erich Kettelhut. It premiered at the Ufa-Palast am Zoo. A separate French-language film Quick featuring Harvey was also produced.
Paganini in Venice is a 1929 German short historical film directed by Frank Clifford and starring Andreas Weißgerber, Hans Hermann Schaufuß, and Ágnes Esterházy. It was made by the newly formed Tobis Film during the switch from silent to sound film.
Dive is a 1929 German silent film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Igo Sym, Corry Bell, and Paul Samson-Körner.
The Weekend Bride is a 1928 German silent comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Elga Brink and Ossi Oswalda.
Tell the Truth is a 1946 German comedy film directed by Helmut Weiss and starring Gustav Fröhlich, Mady Rahl, and Ingeborg von Kusserow. The film had a troubled production, and was originally filming in the final days of the Nazi era with Heinz Rühmann and his wife Hertha Feiler in the lead roles. Production was halted when Soviet forces took control of the Tempelhof Studios during the Battle of Berlin. The film was then remade in the British sector of Berlin with different leads but using substantial amounts of footage already shot during the previous production.
At the Strasbourg is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Franz Osten and starring Hans Stüwe, Ursula Grabley, and Anna von Palen.
Different Morals is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Walter Rilla, Aribert Wäscher, and Elga Brink. It was shot at the Tempelhof and Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Moldenhauer.
Temperamental Artist is a 1920 German silent film directed by Paul Otto and starring Conrad Veidt, Aud Egede-Nissen, and Frida Richard.
Gypsy Blood is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Charles Klein and starring Adele Sandrock, Georg Alexander, and Erik Ode. It was released by the German subsidiary of Universal Pictures. In Austria it was known by the title Das Ungarmädel.
Cock of the Roost is a 1925 German silent comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Reinhold Schünzel, Elga Brink and Maly Delschaft. The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Reimann.
