Yale Boss
(1899–1977)

Andy Clarke
(1903–1960)

Bobby Connelly
(1909–1922)

Helen Connelly
(1907–1993)

Edna Hammel
(1901–1964)

Adelaide Lawrence
(1905–1989)

Matty Roubert
(1907–1973)

Ordean Stark
(1905–19??)

It does not often happen that an almost unknown small part actor becomes a world famous stage and screen star, but Hans Albers is one of those who have succeeded in accomplishing this feat

Anthony Asquith is looked upon as one of the few directors who may always be relied upon to combine in film production high artistic merit with commercial success

The character actor Harry Baur has not lacked recognition up to now; he was appreciated as an ornament of the French stage, but not too many people outside France were aware of his high artistic capabilities 🇫🇷 🇩🇪

Victor de Kowa is the very type for amorous roles and counts among the most popular stage and film lovers

At one stroke Marlene Dietrich rose to the front rank of film actress — one of the very few artists who have ever reached the top with such amazing rapidity

The son of an old aristocratic Austrian family, Arthur von Diossy was originally intended for a diplomatic career

Will Dohm’s great versatility and his extra-ordinary knowledge of make-up render him particularly suitable for the talking screen

When the talking film was first introduced, E. W. Emo was one of the first to realize fully, and also to exploit, the immense new possibilities presented by this new medium

Jill Esmond has achieved popularity with the general public, the admiration of the profession and the respect of the press

Dr. Arnold Fanck is responsible for the most magnificent Alpine films ever produced

Willy Fritsch occupies a prominent place among the most successful German screen actors of the present time

Carl Froelich is one of the foremost and best known film director in Germany

Gustav Fröhlich had to overcome many an obstacle before he attained his present prominent position

Dolly Haas’ acting is characterized by an enthralling charm, accentuated by a graceful mobility and a highly developed sense of fun

Karl Hartl is known in the film world as director and author of a large number of scenarios and stories

Lilian Harvey is the darling of the cinema-going public all over the world

Paul Hörbiger studied chemistry and took part in the war as an active officer before going on the stage

Emil Jannings is the most distinguished and successful of German film actors

Out of realism Leopold Jessner developed a most striking technique, the effectiveness of which was demonstrated when, in 1919, he produced a series of classical plays, such as Richard III. and Othello

Wolfram Junghans’ instructional film “Biene Maja” was a great success

Lisl Karlstadt cannot be mentioned without Karl Valentin. For two decades she has never appeared on the stage with anyone else

Cary von Krall was engaged by the Orbis Filmgesellschaft to play in a series of apache films with Stella Harff and Ludwig Trautmann

Those who know what great importance G. W. Pabst attaches to the pictorial quality of his productions will be able to conclude from that circumstance alone that Walter Robert Lach is a cameraman of the very first rank

From the very first, Elsa Lanchester was taken seriously by press and public alike

When Francis Lederer’s contract was to begin, Hollywood ceased making silent films and the contract had to be cancelled, since his knowledge of English was then inadequate

Recently, when Erich Pommer saw Herbert Lomas act in London, he said “If I had seen him a few months ago, I would have made an English Version of my latest film and would have offered Mr. Lomas the Jannings part.”

Before achieving success on the screen, Percy Marmont had a brilliant stage career

Herbert Marshall has secured a place in the front rank of British film actors

Dominated by a romantic idea, Joe Pasternak attained his goal after many adventurous experiences

Since 1927 Erich Pommer has been producing movies for the Ufa within his Erich-Pommer-Produktion

Albert Préjean — film star of international renown 🇫🇷 🇩🇪

Der heilige Berg and Die Hölle vom Piz Palü made terrific demands on the vitality and courage of this true artist, Leni Riefenstahl

Among the film artists who have recently come to the forefront of public interest, Szőke Szakáll [S. Z. Sakall] occupies a prominent position

Josef Stein is one of the pioneers of the German film

Anna Sten had the great good fortune to be trained for the talking screen by Sergei Eisenstein

Karl Valentin is the German Charlie Chaplin

The consummate artistry with which Conrad Veidt portrayed the Prince Metternich character, has earned him unanimous appreciation all over the World

Paul Verhoeven is one of the most talented of the younger generation of German stage actors

The talking film hastened Käthe von Nagy’s development and progress to an extraordinary extent; the spoken word was what she had long missed as the medium for the most effective interpretation of human character, the pliant instrument of subtle emotion

Dorothea Wieck is one of the most talented and versatile actresses on the German stage to-day

There are few names which appear to be so closely associated both with the German talking film and with the talking film in general as that of Billy Wilder