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Julius Urgiß is a Scriptwriter Allemand born on 6 august 1873 at Anklam (German)
Julius Urgiß (6 August 1873 in Anklam – 12 March 1948 in New York City) was a German-Jewish screenwriter, musician, and film critic.
He began his career as the author of various literary contributions. He worked as a senior journalist at the Berlin film journal Der Kinematograph, writing film reviews. He wrote a biography of the silent-film star Henny Porten.
In 1918, he began his career as a screenwriter. For seven years from 1919, he collaborated with Max Jungk, and in 1928 he worked with Frederick Raff. Urgiss provided material for comedies, dramas, historical materials and literary adaptations. After the Nazis came to power in 1933, he emigrated from Germany and lived in New York until his death in 1948.
He was married to the German soprano Gerty Lewin (1879-1927 ). They had one daughter, Eva Agathe Urgiss (1911-1999), who married Albert Einstein's biographer and former step-son-in-law, Dr. Rudolf Kayser.
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Nationality German
Birth 6 august 1873 at Anklam (German)
Death 12 march 1948 (at 74 years) at New York City (USA)
Birth 6 august 1873 at Anklam (German)
Death 12 march 1948 (at 74 years) at New York City (USA)
He began his career as the author of various literary contributions. He worked as a senior journalist at the Berlin film journal Der Kinematograph, writing film reviews. He wrote a biography of the silent-film star Henny Porten.
In 1918, he began his career as a screenwriter. For seven years from 1919, he collaborated with Max Jungk, and in 1928 he worked with Frederick Raff. Urgiss provided material for comedies, dramas, historical materials and literary adaptations. After the Nazis came to power in 1933, he emigrated from Germany and lived in New York until his death in 1948.
He was married to the German soprano Gerty Lewin (1879-1927 ). They had one daughter, Eva Agathe Urgiss (1911-1999), who married Albert Einstein's biographer and former step-son-in-law, Dr. Rudolf Kayser.
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Panic in Chicago (1931)
, 1h17Directed by Robert Wiene
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films about immigration, Mafia films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Gangster films
Actors Olga Tschechowa, Hans Rehmann, Hilde Hildebrand, Ferdinand Hart, Gerhard Bienert
Roles Writer
Rating57%
In 1930s mob-dominated Chicago, a leading gangster poses as a respectable member of society.
Luise, Queen of Prussia (1931)
, 1h55Genres Drama
Themes Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Henny Porten, Gustaf Gründgens, Ekkehard Arendt, Vladimir Gajdarov, Friedrich Kayßler, Friedrich Gnaß
Rating59%
Scandalous Eva (1930)
, 1h36Directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst
Origin German
Genres Drama
Actors Henny Porten, Ludwig Stössel, Oskar Sima, Paul Henckels, Käthe Haack, Fritz Odemar
Rating68%
Éva, enseignante dans une ville de province, découvre que son fiancé, l'instituteur Kurt Hiller, a déjà un fils âgé de quatre ans et qu'il ne vit pas avec lui. Sous le prétexte de partir se reposer, Éva se rend en cachette de Kurt chez les parents nourriciers du petit Gustav, bien décidée à faire sa connaissance. Elle revient à la ville avec Gustav et déclenche une série de malentendus...
Money on the Street (1930)
, 1h25Directed by Georg Jacoby
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Franz Schafheitlin, Georg Alexander, Hans Moser, Rosa Albach-Retty, Hugo Thimig, Hedy Lamarr
Roles Auteur
Rating58%
A young woman tries to escape her fate of marriage to a dull, but wealthy fiancée.
Gretel and Liesel (1930)
, 1h30Directed by Hans Behrendt
Genres Comedy
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Henny Porten, Fritz Kampers, Leo Peukert, Heinz-Leo Fischer, Karl Harbacher
The chaste Joseph (1930)
, 1h23Directed by Georg Jacoby
Genres Comedy
Actors Harry Liedtke, Iwa Wanja, Elga Brink, Ossi Oswalda
Roles Writer
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Films about pigs
Actors Eddie Polo, Harry Nestor
Rating38%
The Eleven Schill Officers (1926)
Origin German
Genres Drama
Themes Political films, Histoire de France, Napoleonic Wars films, French Revolution films
Actors Gustav Adolf Semler, Grete Reinwald, Leopold von Ledebur, Werner Pittschau, Fritz Greiner, Albert Steinrück
Le film décrit le soulèvement raté de soldats prussiens menés par Ferdinand von Schill contre l'armée d'occupation napoléonienne et se focalise essentiellement sur les officiers de Ferdinand von Schill qui furent exécutés à Wesel.
The Street (1923)
, 1h35Origin German
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Anton Edthofer, Eugen Gottlob Klöpfer, Max Schreck, Aud Egede-Nissen, Lucie Höflich
Roles Writer
Rating67%
This was the first of the German "street" films. Prints of the film do exist, distributed by Transit Film GmbH for commercial screenings, despite claims to the contrary. There are few intertitles throughout the film, adding to the predominantly visual story-telling approach.
Grisou (1923)
, 40minutesOrigin German
Genres Drama, Action
Actors Liane Haid, Fritz Kampers, Carl de Vogt, Eugen Gottlob Klöpfer
Roles Writer
Rating64%
Deux rivaux s'affrontent au fond d'une mine.
Whitechapel (1920)
Directed by Ewald André Dupont
Origin German
Genres Crime
Actors Otto Gebühr, Hans Mierendorff, Hermann Wlach, Henry Bender, Grit Hegesa, Julia Serda