Das Dreimäderlhaus (1918)
Vintage German postcard. Film-Sterne, 536-2. Julius Spielmann as Franz Schubert, Anita Berber as Grisi and Conrad Veidt as Baron Schober in Das Dreimäderlhaus (The House of Three Girls, Richard Oswald, Richard-Oswald-Film 1918).
Das Dreimäderlhaus was based on a homonymous operetta, first performed in 1916 and using Franz Schubert's music, while successful operetta adaptations were made as Chanson d'amour (1921), Blossom Time (1921) and Lilac Time (1922). The story deals with the love affairs of the three daughters of court glassmaker Christian Tschöll (Wilhelm Diegelmann) with Franz Schubert Julius Spielmann) and his two friends. Under the lilac tree Tschöll agrees to the marriage of his three daughters with the three young men, but while Schubert's friends marry, a misunderstanding prevents marriage between Schubert and Hannerl (Sybille Binder). She marries baron Schobert (Conrad Veidt) , against whose maneuvers his girlfriend Grisi (Anita Berber) warns. Hannerl instead thinks Grisi warns against Schubert, so she marries Schober instead, and Schubert is left alone.
Expressionistic dancer and film actress Anita Berber (1899–1928) challenged many taboos during the Weimar period. With her drug and booze addiction and her bisexual affairs, she epitomized the decadence of 1920s Berlin. Her charcoaled eyes, her black lipstick, and bright red, bobbed hair were featured on a famous portrait of her by Otto Dix and in silent films by Richard Oswald and Fritz Lang.
Conrad Veidt (1893–1943) was the most highly strung and romantically handsome of the German expressionist actors. From 1916 until his death, he appeared in well over 100 films, including such classics as Anders als die Andern (Richard Oswald, 1919), Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari (Robert Wiene, 1920), Das Wachsfigurenkabinett (Paul Leni, 1924), Orlac’s Hände (Robert Wiene, 1924), The Beloved Rogue (Alan Crosland, 1927), The Man Who Laughs (Paul Leni, 1928), Der Kongreß tanzt (Erik Charell, 1931), The Thief of Bagdad (Michael Powell et.al., 1940) and Casablanca (Michael Curtiz, 1942).
Das Dreimäderlhaus (1918)
Vintage German postcard. Film-Sterne, 536-2. Julius Spielmann as Franz Schubert, Anita Berber as Grisi and Conrad Veidt as Baron Schober in Das Dreimäderlhaus (The House of Three Girls, Richard Oswald, Richard-Oswald-Film 1918).
Das Dreimäderlhaus was based on a homonymous operetta, first performed in 1916 and using Franz Schubert's music, while successful operetta adaptations were made as Chanson d'amour (1921), Blossom Time (1921) and Lilac Time (1922). The story deals with the love affairs of the three daughters of court glassmaker Christian Tschöll (Wilhelm Diegelmann) with Franz Schubert Julius Spielmann) and his two friends. Under the lilac tree Tschöll agrees to the marriage of his three daughters with the three young men, but while Schubert's friends marry, a misunderstanding prevents marriage between Schubert and Hannerl (Sybille Binder). She marries baron Schobert (Conrad Veidt) , against whose maneuvers his girlfriend Grisi (Anita Berber) warns. Hannerl instead thinks Grisi warns against Schubert, so she marries Schober instead, and Schubert is left alone.
Expressionistic dancer and film actress Anita Berber (1899–1928) challenged many taboos during the Weimar period. With her drug and booze addiction and her bisexual affairs, she epitomized the decadence of 1920s Berlin. Her charcoaled eyes, her black lipstick, and bright red, bobbed hair were featured on a famous portrait of her by Otto Dix and in silent films by Richard Oswald and Fritz Lang.
Conrad Veidt (1893–1943) was the most highly strung and romantically handsome of the German expressionist actors. From 1916 until his death, he appeared in well over 100 films, including such classics as Anders als die Andern (Richard Oswald, 1919), Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari (Robert Wiene, 1920), Das Wachsfigurenkabinett (Paul Leni, 1924), Orlac’s Hände (Robert Wiene, 1924), The Beloved Rogue (Alan Crosland, 1927), The Man Who Laughs (Paul Leni, 1928), Der Kongreß tanzt (Erik Charell, 1931), The Thief of Bagdad (Michael Powell et.al., 1940) and Casablanca (Michael Curtiz, 1942).