Paul Kemp
Acting
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Born: May 20, 1896
Place of Birth: Bad Godesberg, Germany
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In this classic German thriller, Hans Beckert, a serial killer who preys on children, becomes the focus of a massive Berlin police manhunt. Beckert's heinous crimes are so repellant and disruptive to city life that he is even targeted by others in the seedy underworld network. With both cops and criminals in pursuit, the murderer soon realizes that people are on his trail, sending him into a tense, panicked attempt to escape justice.
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Amphitryon: Happiness from the Clouds
Lamenting Thebian women are waiting for the men to come back from war. God Jupiter is attracted to one of them: Alkmene. He goes to earth and tries to seduce her as himself: an old man. Failing in this, he disguises himself as Amphitryon (Alkemene's husband) and tries again. Next morning Amphitryon and his men come back from war; he suspects adultery and wants a divorce. Jupiter's wife Juno now also comes to earth and clears things up.
The 3 Penny Opera
In London at the turn of the century, underworld kingpin Mack the Knife marries Polly Peachum without the knowledge of her father, the equally enterprising 'king of the beggars'.
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Lucky Kids
After completing work on the British musical Invitation to the Waltz, Lillian Harvey returned to her adopted country of Germany to star in the comedy-with-music Glueckskinder (Children of Fortune). Harvey plays Ann Garden, an unemployed actress who ends up in night court on a loitering charge. Here she meets Gil Taylor (Willy Fritsch), a struggling songwriter temporarily employed as a court reporter. Hoping to keep her out of jail, Gil impulsively tells the judge that he's engaged to Ann -- whereupon the judge, equally impulsively, marries the couple on the spot! After this inauspicious start, Ann and Gil embark upon a rocky (but tuneful) whirlwind romance.
The Thief of Bagdad
Fatme has quite the talent for getting herself into trouble and escaping with her head intact. But when she's caught rifling through Caliph Omar's possessions, she finds herself in serious trouble. News of a theft makes the rounds and now the caliph's men are after her. Fortunately, she's able to find refuge with a sheikh, who isn't quite so thorough in checking his possessions. And it's thanks to him, that Fatme is able to get away with her newly acquired goods.
The Great Passion
This is a real curiosity; at best a reasonable film, but also a charming little gem. There is a story (in the line of "A Star is Born"), but this merely serves as an excuse, as it is more importantly a kind of moving encyclopedia of about 35 stars making their debut in a talkie (although some of them had already made one talkie), of the technical sound possibilities and of film making. Besides all that, it is entertaining and sometimes hilarious and it has fine one-liners that split my side. The film is also remarkable for making mock of typical German film genres (like the overly sweet romances involving the military), of too heavy acting and of film making in general. I have to mention this one: a short, hysterically funny parody of "Der blaue Engel". What this film in fact says is: do not take any film too seriously. (J. Steed)
Cyanide
Drama based on a play by Friedrich Wolf. Hete is pregnant, hoping to have a family with her fiancé Paul. When the factory where she and Paul work sacks all striking workers, she tries to find a legal abortion. But there is only the illegal option - the eponymous cyanide.
In Munich stands a Hofbäuhaus
Berlin tongue encounters Munich lifestyle. A comedy around Oktoberfest. Movies, FRG, 1951 Fita Benkhoff, Paul Kemp, Liesl Karlstadt, etc. A Berlin producer of nerve healing, vitamin-enriched and expanding its life-prolonging lemonade stand in front of all the Schottenhammel at the Oktoberfest on - under the slogan helps Berlin Munich: an intolerable provocation. And then come the Saxons ... Turbulent comedy about beer, Oktoberfest and a lot of originals from Germany!
Filmography
as Willi
as Otto Kistenkugel
as Kalif Omar
as Otto Kackelmann
as 'Häschen' Haas
as Richard Richart
as Hansl
as Hähnchen
as Maximilian Schmidt
as Paul-Theodor
as Amadeus Strohmayer
as Spaatz
as Karli Weidner
as Waldemar
as Karl Sinn
as Dramaturg Gustav
as Kapellmeister Schnepf
as Emanuele Rigattieri
as Willy Krag
as Sepp Zeisig
as Rico
as Richard Hell
as Bobby Brown
as Henri de Grau, sein Freund
as Gast
as Bunko
as Titus, der Zauberer
as Ferdinand Bartel
as Pierre Casale
as Rudi Hofer
as Frank Black, Reporter
as Jozsi
as Innocenz Freisleben
as Götterbote Merkur / Diener Sosias
as Willibald
as Peter Knoll
as Man in casino (uncredited)
as Fancourt Babbs Babberley
as Graf Bonipart Kancsianu
as Director Rosé
as August P. Lemke, Buchhalter
as Ottoni
as Hans Mertens
as Nissen, ein Diener
as Charlie
as Rochus Sperling
as Julius
as Silber
as Wenzel
as Fred, sein Freund
as Arthur Jaenicke, Arbeitsloser
as Peter Knopf, ein Auslagendekorateur
as St. Michael
as Dr. Kurt Winter
as Sperling
as Polizeileutnant
as Der Nachbar
as Pickpocket with Six Watches
as Anton Schiller
as Mackie Messer's Gang Member
as Hirschfield
as Jack
as Regieassistent Mopp
as Aufnahmeleiter
as Kuckuck