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1929 March 12- “Melodie der Welt”
directed by Walter Ruttmann, First premiere German sound film,
ships’ voyage as symphony
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1929 September 24- UFA opens first 4
modern sound stages filming of “Blue Angel” begins Nov. 4
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1929 – “Melodie des Herzens”,
directed by Haans Schwarz, First sound film with dialogue, staring
Dita Parlo and Willy Fritsch
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Stock market crashed
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1929- UFA palace in Hamburg opens
(seats 2667 persons) premiere of “Die Wessie Holle vom Piz Palu”
directed by Arnold Fanck, a Bergfilm
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1929 December 30 premiere of “Mutter
Krausens Fahrt ins Gluck” directed by Piel Jutzi, Socially
critical film
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1930 April 1 premiere of “The Blue
Angel” in the Gloria-Palace Berlin, directed by Josef von
Sternberg, Starring Marlene Dietrich, both leave for USA April 2
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1930 May 23 premiere of “Westfront”
an anti-war movie directed by GW Pabst, prohibited in 1933
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1930 September 15 Premiere of the
comedy “Die Drei von der Tankstelle” directed by Wihelm Thiehle
Starring Willy Fritsch, Oskar Karlweis and Heinz Ruhmann
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1930 December 5 American adaptation
of “All Quiet on the Western Front” premieres in Berlin
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Watched a short clip of “Westfront
1918” risky film banned in 1933; boo-ed and interrupted by
right-wing groups
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1930 December 19 “Das Flötenkonzert
von Sanssouci” directed by Gustav Ucicky, boo-ed by left-wing
groups
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1931 Chaplin visits Berlin, creates
stir and has to leave early
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1931 FW Murnau dies in car crash in
Santa Monica
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1931 March 11 Premiere of “M - Eine
Stadt sucht einen Mörder” directed by Fritz Lang, Starring Peter
Lorre
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1931 November 17 Premiere of
“Kameradschaft” directed by GW Pabst
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Watched 5 minute clip of “M”
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1931 November 28 Premiere of
“Mädchen in Uniform” directed by Leontine Sagan, adapted from a
play “Gestern und Heute” [Yesterday and Today] by Christa Winsloe
who also wrote the script
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1932 March 24 Premiere of “Das Blaue
Licht” directed by Leni Riefenstahl, who also wrote the script and
played lead in her directing debut
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Watched clip of “Das Blaue Licht”
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1932 March 24 premiere of “Kuhle
Wampe” in Moscow, directed by Slatan Dudov; script by Bertolt
Brecht and Karl Oswald
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1932 September 23 Premiere of “Ein
Blonder Traum” directed by Paul Martin, a comedy starring Willy
Fristch
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1933 January 30 Imperial President
Hinderburg proclaims Adolf Hitler as Imperial Chancellor