List of films made by Continental-Kunstfilm
This list of films made by Continental-Kunstfilm GmbH is incomplete. The majority of films in this list are considered lost.
The list is sorted by date, then by film title. The dates shown (where known) may include: Berlin police censor (Zensur), Registering (Prüfung), copyright (UK or US), and first performance.
| Title | Director | Writer | Date[note 1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Der Strohwitwer[1] | Arthur Ullmann | 1912 | |
| Ein Dornröschen | (comedy) | 4 May 1912 | |
| Pferde-kur | ("Drastisch-Komisch") | 4 May 1912[2] | |
| Die Falle | Max Mack | 11 May 1912 | |
| Schlau-Mayer | Waldemar Hecker | 11 May 1912[2] | |
| Ein Liebesbrief | 11 May 1912[2] | ||
| Lebensbilder | Max Mack | 15 May 1912 | |
| Blinde Liebe | Max Mack | 18 May 1912 | |
| Die Macht der Jugend | Heinrich Lautensack (de) | 25 May 1912 (fp)[3] | |
| Die lieben Freunde | Max Mack | 1 June 1912 | |
| Die gelbe Rasse (de)[4] ("The Yellow Peril)" |
Max Mack | Willy Hameister | 1 June 1912 |
| Zweimal gelebt (A Second Life) |
Max Mack | Heinrich Lautensack | 19 June 1912 (banned, no fp?)[5] |
| Alles für eine Mark (comedy) |
22 June 1912[6] | ||
| Der Mann in der Flasche ("Trickfilm") |
Waldemar Hecker | 22 June 1912[6] | |
| Die Hochzeitsfackel [7][8] | Max Mack | 29 June 1912 | |
| Das Gespenst von Clyde[9][10] | Mime Misu | Max Rittberger (prod.? | 19 June 1912 (regd.) 6 July 1912 (fp) |
| Scherben bringen Glück [11][12][13] | 13 July 1912 (fp) | ||
| Titanic [14] In Nacht und Eis[15] (Shipwrecked in Icebergs) |
Mime Misu | Mime Misu, Max Rittberger (prod.) |
6 July 1912 (reg) 17 August 1912 (fp) |
| Großmütterchens Jugendstreich[16] | 20 July 1912 (fp) | ||
| Mirakel [17] (Das Marienwunder, eine alte Legende) (DE) (Sister Beatrix) (UK) (The Miracle) (US) (The Miracle of Sister Beatrice) (US) |
Mime Misu | Mime Misu after Karl Vollmoeller (unauthorised) |
18 October 1912 |
| Die fremde Legion Die Fremdenlegion |
Otto Rippert | November 1912 | |
| Mona Lisa | Charles Decroix ? | November 1912 (regd.) | |
| Ein Tag auf der Insel Madeira | (Documentary series) | 16 November 1912[19] | |
| In der Tiefe des Schachtes (de)[20] | Joe May | Joe May | 16 November 1912 (Adults only) 770m |
| Gelbstern | Otto Rippert | December 1912 (regd.) | |
| Peter auf dem Witwenball | December 1912 | ||
| Der Elektro-Kassen-Magnet | (Documentary) | December 1912 (censor) | |
| Vorgluten des Balkanbrandes (de) (The Balkan Traitors) Das ist der Krieg (in Austro-Hungary)[note 2] |
Joe May | Joe May | 7 December 1912 |
| Mittelmeerfahrt des Norddeutschen Lloyd, Bremen. (?)1. Bild: Sizilien. Messina und Palermo | (Documentary) | 13 December 1912 [21] | |
| Mittelmeerfahrt des Norddeutschen Lloyd, Bremen. 2. Bild: Tanger | (Documentary) | 13 December 1912 | |
| Mittelmeerfahrt... (?)3. Bild: Algier, Tunis, Malta | (Documentary) | 13 December 1912 [21] | |
| Mittelmeerfahrt... (?)4. Bild: Korfu | (Documentary) | 13 December 1912 [21] | |
| Der Triumph des Todes (Triumph of Death} |
Harry Piel | Harry Piel | 27 December 1912 (fp) |
| Bumke als Mr. Meschugge | Gerhard Dammann | Gerhard Dammann | 1913 |
| Bumke hat den Drehwurm entdeckt | Gerhard Dammann | Gerhard Dammann | 1913 |
| Bumke, der Hundefeind | Gerhard Dammann | Gerhard Dammann | 1913 |
| Bumke macht einen Haupttreffer | Gerhard Dammann | Gerhard Dammann | 1913 |
| Bumke soll sich das Rauchen abgewöhnen | Gerhard Dammann | Gerhard Dammann | 1913 |
| Die reiche Partie | Gerhard Dammann | Gerhard Dammann | 1913 |
| Fabrik-Marianne | Waldemar Hecker | 1913 | |
| Lotos, die Tempeltänzerin (Der Tempeltänzerin Todestanz) | Lorre A. Winkel | 1913 | |
| Teddy als Ehestifter (Teddy the Matchmaker) [22] | 1913 | ||
| Das Verhängnis | Joe May {??} | Hermann Schüller | 1913 |
| Eine Wanderung durch Alt- und Neu-Athen | (Documentary) | January 1913 (fp) | |
| Mannequins | Otto Rippert | Walter Turszinsky | 10 January 1913 |
| Als Hexe verurteilt (Condemned for Witchcraft) |
31 January 1913 | ||
| Bumke als Bursche | Gerhard Dammann | Gerhard Dammann | February 1913 (regd.) |
| Bumkes Hochzeit oder die verhängnisvolle Hummermayonaise | Gerhard Dammann | Gerhard Dammann | February 1913 (regd.) |
| Zertrümmerte Ideale | Otto Rippert | 2 February 1913 (regd.) | |
| Das Werk | Ernst Reicher | Ernst Reicher | 6 February 1913 |
| Schatten der Nacht (Shadows of Night) |
Harry Piel | Harry Piel | 14 February 1913 |
| Bumke als Räuber wider Willen | Gerhard Dammann | Gerhard Dammann | March 1913 |
| Bumke als Othello | Gerhard Dammann | Gerhard Dammann | March 1913 |
| Scheingold | Otto Rippert | March 1913 | |
| Bumkes erster und letzter Ritt | Gerhard Dammann | Gerhard Dammann | 7 March 1913 (fp) |
| Ein Ausgestoßener, 1. Teil (de) – Der junge Graf | Joe May | Paul Leni (Art dir.) |
14 March 1913 |
| Der schwarze Pierrot | Harry Piel | Harry Piel | 14 March 1913 |
| Bumkes Glück bei Frauen | Gerhard Dammann | Gerhard Dammann | April 1913 |
| Bumke ist kitzlig | Gerhard Dammann | Gerhard Dammann | April 1913 |
| Wie die Blätter... (extant) | Otto Rippert | April 1913 (regd.) | |
| Surry der Steher (The Cyclist's Last Leap) [23][24] | Otto Rippert | May 1913 (regd.) September 1913 (USA) | |
| Bumke als Brieftrager (Der Brieftrager) | Gerhard Dammann | Gerhard Dammann | May 1913 |
| Entsagungen (de)[23] (Doom of Darkness) |
Joe May | Heinrich Lautensack | July 1913 |
| Überraschender Besuch bei Pastors | Gerhard Dammann | Gerhard Dammann | June 1913 (fp) |
| Vendetta | Waldemar Hecker | June 1913 | |
| Zwischen Himmel und Erde (de)[25][26] (Twixt Earth and Sky) |
Otto Rippert | Heinrich Lautensack | July 1913 |
| Bumke "erringt" sich eine Braut | Gerhard Dammann | Gerhard Dammann | July 1913 |
| Das Kompagniegeschäft | Gerhard Dammann | Gerhard Dammann | July 1913 |
| Die perfekte Köchin | Gerhard Dammann | Gerhard Dammann | July 1913 |
| Die Landkur | Gerhard Dammann | Gerhard Dammann | August 1913 |
| Knickohr | Gerhard Dammann | Gerhard Dammann | August 1913 |
| Nach dem Tode | Otto Rippert | August 1913 (regd.) | |
| Signes List | Gerhard Dammann | Gerhard Dammann | 15 August 1913 |
| Back to the West | September 1913 (USA) | ||
| Daredevil Dolly [23] | September 1913 (USA) | ||
| The Heart of a Hunchback[23] | September 1913 (USA) | ||
| The Hole in the Net (The Miser's Ward)[23] | September 1913 (USA) | ||
| The Twisted Ear [23] | September 1913 (USA) | ||
| Der Zopf | Gerhard Dammann | Gerhard Dammann | 24 October 1913 |
| Denn die Elemente haßen | Gerhard Dammann | Gerhard Dammann | November 1913 |
| Geschwister | Hermann Schüller | Adelaide Renée, adapted from her La Griffe | November 1913 |
| Der Kampf mit dem Bandwurm | Gerhard Dammann | Gerhard Dammann | November 1913 |
| Man muß sich zu helfen wissen | November 1913 | ||
| Der Diamantensucher | December 1913 | ||
| Die Gefahren des Vollbarts | Gerhard Dammann | Gerhard Dammann | December 1913 |
| Die Statue | Ernst Reicher | Ernst Reicher | 1914 (banned until February 1919) |
| Die unheilbringende Perle (The Mystery of the Fatal Pearl) | Joe May {??} | Joe May | 9 January 1914 |
| Sensation of the Age | 27 January 1914 (US copyright) | ||
| Das verschleierte Bild von Groß-Kleindorf (de) =Die Mona Lisa von Groß-Kleindorf |
Joe May | Alfred Schirokauer | 20 February 1914 (fp)[27][a] |
| Die geheimnisvolle Villa (de) | Joe May | Ernst Reicher | 13 March 1914 |
| Der Mann im Keller (de) | Joe May | Ernst Reicher | 20 March 1914 [28] |
| Der Spuk im Haus des Professors (de) | Joe May | Ernst Reicher | May 1914 |
| Die Mustercollection | Otto Rippert (became ill) Arthur Ullmann |
Emil Müller (camera) | 9 June 1914 (censor) |
| Flug zur Westgrenze (His Record Flight) |
Max Obal | 3 July 1914 (US copyright)[29] | |
| Der geheimnisvolle Nachtschatten | Harry Piel | Harry Piel, Joe May (prod.) | December 1914 (fp) (Adults only, banned 1916–1918) |
| Ein Ausgestoßener: 2. Teil: Der ewige Friede (de) | Arzén von Cserépy | Joe May Paul Leni (design) |
March 1915 |
| Der Talisman | Eddie Ferrar-Seefeld | April 1915 | |
| Albert duelliert sich | Albert Paulig | Albert Paulig | June 1915 |
| Albert hat Leibschmerzen (Albert hat die Sprache verloren) |
Albert Paulig | Albert Paulig | June 1915 (banned) |
| Alberts Patentstrohhut | Albert Paulig | Albert Paulig | June 1915 (adults only) |
| Brillante Praxis | Gerhard Dammann | Gerhard Dammann | July 1916 (banned) |
| Title | Director | Writer | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| de:Heimat und Fremde | Joe May | Joe May | 11 July 1913 (The very first film made by PAGU...) |
| de:Das Panzergewölbe (The Armoured Vault) |
Joe May | Joe May, Ernst Reicher |
26 June 1914 (fp) Made by Stuart Webbs-Film at Continental Studios[30] |
See also
[edit]List of film production companies
References
[edit]- Notes
- ^ Many dates are incomplete, but may include date of first performance or date of Censorship board (City Police or Reichsfilmzensur)
- ^ A misreading of the US Library of Congress volumes of copyright films has led to A.J Danziger being credited with directing Das ist der Krieg: he was merely the director of the New York Film Co., Continental's US distributors.
- ^ Various websites about Continental-Kunstfilm include a number of silent documentaries from 1910, including "Badeleben in Kullen", "Durch Hinterindiens Dschungeln", "Dorfleben in Nord-Siam" & "Teakwälder Siams". These and similar titles may or may not be by Continental. The entry at BFI Film & TV Database (Dead link) listed them (with English titles) as being made by Cosmopolitan. The Cosmo list has/had? many more similar titles. Since Filmportal.de has an entry for Badeleben in Kullen (they are usually right), Cosmopolitan may have been the UK distributor: or maybe vice versa - but no German censor date...
- ^ The Veiled Image of Groß-Kleindorf is a typical example of the genre of the prize puzzle film (Preisrätselfilm) that existed briefly before the First World War. Certain events were shown on the screen without specifying an end to the story. Viewers could then submit written suggestions to newspapers such as the Berliner Tageblatt on how the film should end. The winner received prize money of 8,500 marks (52,135 euros). The resolution film was to be released on February 20, 1914.(Source:Gerhard Lamprecht (1969). Deutsche Stummfilme 1913–1914, p. 55. Berlin.) Despite the considerable sum of money, the genre of the prize puzzle film was not able to establish itself in Germany.
- Citations
- ^ Starred Fritz Achterberg, Maria Berthelsen, Hermann Seldeneck & de:Siegwart Gruder. See Der Strohwitwer at CITWF.
- ^ a b c Advertised date of release: "Continental-Kunstfilm-Ges." (PDF). Lichtbildbühne (in German) (12): 5 [pdf 155]. 23 March 1912.
- ^ Kasten 1996, p. 214.
- ^ Included Siegwart Gruder (de) in the cast
- ^ Kasten 1996, p. 218.
- ^ a b Advertised release date: "Continental-Kunstfilm (Ad.)" (PDF). Der Kinematograph (in German) (284): 5 [pdf 5]. 5 June 1912.
- ^ Possibly(?) based on Dreyer, Max (1907). Die Hochzeitsfackel. Munich: Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt.
- ^ Plot outline, Lichtbildbühne, 8 June 1912, Issue No. 23, pp. 38c-40a [pdf 88]
- ^ Plot description, Der Kinematograph, No. 287, 26 June 1912 (title page p. 163) Neue Films [pdf p. 186-188] (in German).
- ^ Ad for Das Gespenst, brief plot summary a& release date. Lichtbildbühne, 8 June 1912, Issue No. 24, p. 2 [pdf 100]
- ^ See Polterabend for possible explanation of the title.
- ^ Ad with brief plot outline Lichtbildbühne, 8 June 1912, Issue No. 24, p. 3
- ^ Advertised for future sale "Continental-Kunstfilm (Ad.)" (PDF). Lichtbildbühne (in German). 5 (39): 10–11 [pdf 192]. 28 September 1912.
- ^ Pre-release title. Ad, Lichtbildbühne, 8 June 1912, Issue No. 24, p. 4
- ^ Description of shooting Titanic at 123 Chauseestrasse: Lichtbild-Bühne, 15 June 1912, Issue No. 24, p. 18. "Besuche in Berliner Kino-Ateliers II", pp. 18,23 [pdf p. 116,121] Part I about Deutsche Vitaskope, previous occupiers of 123 appeared in LBB No. 17, (April) 1915.
- ^ Plot outline, Der Kinematograph, No. 287, 26 June 1912 (title page p. 163) Neue Films [pdf p. 186-188] (in German). Also p. 166, ad. for In Nacht und Eis
- ^ Advance double-page publicity: "Mirakel" (PDF). Lichtbildbühne (in German). 5 (36): 22–23. 7 September 1912.
- ^ Daily Telegraph, 18 December 1912.
- ^ Advertised release date: "Continental Kunstfilm (advertisement)" (PDF). Lichtbild-Bühne. 5 (40): 32 [pdf 36]. 5 October 1912.
- ^ Plot description: "Der Filmeinkaüfer" (PDF). Lichtbild-Bühne. 5 (42): 66 [pdf 196]. 19 October 1912.
- ^ a b c Dates are construed from date of 'Tanger'.
- ^ "- YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f Distributed by True Feature Film Co. in the US
- ^ Distributed by General Special Feature Film Co. in Jan. 1914. The Billboard, 10 January 1914
- ^ This film is extensively analysed (in German) by Kurt Pinthus in his «Kinobuch» (1914)[permanent dead link] (page at Bibliotheca Augustana).
- ^ Pics and lengthy plot description: "Zwischen Himmel und Erde" (PDF). Lichtbild-Bühne. 6 (29): 16–17, 38-42 [pdf 182, 206]. 19 July 1913.
- ^ A detailed description of the plot appears in Lichtbild-Buhne, Issue 49, 6 December 1913, on pp. 61, 70, 74.
- ^ This is the earliest surviving Stuart Webbs film. (Hesse 1996, p. 145)
- ^ Starring Anton Ruckert, Eva Speyer & Eduard Rothauser, camera Willy Hameister. Not on Filmportal.de or Imdb as of 08/2012.
- ^ "Das Panzergewölbe". www.filmportal.de. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- Sources
- Hesse, Sebastian (1996). "Ernst Reicher alias Stuart Webbs: king of the German film detectives". In Elsaesser, Thomas (ed.). A Second Life: German Cinema's First Decades. Amsterdam University Press. ISBN 9789053561720.
- Kasten, Jürgen (1996). "From Peripetia to plot point: Lautensack and 'Zweimal Gelebt' (1912)". In Elsaesser, Thomas; Wedel, Michael (eds.). A Second Life: German Cinema's First Decades. Film culture in transition. Amsterdam University Press. ISBN 9789053561720.