Paul Weigel
Acting
Biography
German born Paul Weigel was an actor in American movies. He is perhaps best remembered for his performances in For Heaven's Sake (1926), The Invisible Ray (1936), and The Great Dictator (1940).
Born: February 17, 1867
Place of Birth: Halle an der Saale, Province of Saxony, Prussia [now Saxony-Anhalt, Germany]
Known For
The Vanishing Legion
A mysterious master criminal known as The Voice plots with his gang to sabotage the Milesburg Oil Company, but the rightful heir has a secret army of her own to protect her rights.
The Great Dictator
Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
In Brooklyn circa 1900, the Nolans manage to enjoy life on pennies despite great poverty and Papa's alcoholism. We come to know these people well through big and little troubles: Aunt Sissy's scandalous succession of "husbands"; the removal of the one tree visible from their tenement; and young Francie's desire to transfer to a better school...if irresponsible Papa can get his act together.
Ninotchka
A stern Russian woman sent to Paris on official business finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest.
Broken Lullaby
A young French soldier in World War I is overcome with guilt when he kills a German soldier who, like himself, is a musically gifted conscript, each having attended the same musical conservatory in France. The fact that the incident occurred in war does not assuage his guilt. He travels to Germany to meet the man's family.
Soft Shoes
Sheriff Pat Halahan comes into an inheritance and travels to San Francisco to collect. Faith O’Day, a cat burglar armed with pistol and flashlight breaks into his hotel room and demands that Halahan cough up his dough. Halahan sees her threat and raises her a one-dollar bet that he can return a brooch she stole earlier the same evening before its loss is discovered. Pulling off his boots to slip on his own “soft shoes,” Halahan sets off to do a little second-story work, not realizing the trouble he’s in for.
The Trial of Mary Dugan
Alternate language version of "The Trial of Mary Dugan" (1929). Has Mary Dugan stabbed her rich sugar daddy, Edgar Rice, to death? The evidence is overwhelming, no reasonable doubt seems possible, the trial should be a formality. But suddenly a young man raises his voice, introducing himself as Jim, Mary's brother. With his sister's financial assistance he has studied law; but never before has he practiced his job inside of a court room.
For Heaven's Sake
An irresponsible young millionaire changes his tune when he falls for the daughter of a downtown minister.
I Wake Up Screaming
A young promoter is accused of the murder of Vicky Lynn, a young actress he "discovered" as a waitress while out with ex-actor Robin Ray and gossip columnist Larry Evans.
Never Say Die
Bob Hope is being stalked by a predatory widow who is a widow of wealthy husbands many times over. Martha Raye is a Texan heiress who wants to marry her boyfriend Andy Devine, but her father is determined that she marry into royalty. To solve both their problems, Martha Raye and Bob Hope decide to marry, but will they ever find love together?
Filmography
as The Governor's Butler (uncredited)
as Candy Store Proprietor (uncredited)
as Pop Schmidt (uncredited)
as Elderly Man (Uncredited)
as Elderly Man (uncredited)
as Old Man (uncredited)
as Henri Devalier
as Janitor at Mlle Rosay's
as Gus- Deleicatesson Proprietor (uncredited)
as Professor Gauss (uncredited)
as Mr. Agar
as Vladimir, with Letter from Leon (uncredited)
as Concierge
as Daniel Forbes
as French Telegrapher
as Transylvania Innkeeper (uncredited)
as Man
as Monsieur Noyer
as Graves
as Telegraph Operator
as Otto
as Adolph Schmidt
as Brother Jacob
as Florence's Father (uncredited)
as Oil Co. Director Larribee
as Präsident Nash
as Petrovitch
as Preacher Jason
as Redhead's father
as Serge Demidoff
as Jan Van Der Vetter
as Butler
as Brother Paul, the Optimist
as Sheik Rustum
as Butler
as Henri
as Rev. Job Wales
as Dummy O'Day
as Old Roué (fantasy sequence)
as Baron Barrat
as Napoleon III (Prologue)
as Philip Anthony
as Marquis DeBriac
as Father Le Claire
as Afife
as Vicar
as Count Ronsard
as Father Leclair
as Plum Duff Hargis
as William Rainier
as Father Felician
as Attorn Logan
as Count de Suchet (the elder)
as Emmett Gibson
as Manuel Lopez
as Luis Valdez
as Undetermined Role
as Talbot
as Old Luis
as Asa Judd
as Makepeace Struble
as Attaché to the Baron
as Roger Winston
as Cecil's Father
as Henry Seldon