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.

Incomplete list of films made by Continental-Kunstfilm GmbH
Title Director Writer Date[note 1]
Alles für eine Mark1912
Ein Dornröschen1912
Großmütterchens Jugendstreich1912
Ein Liebesbrief1912
Pferdekur(Documentary)1912
Scherben bringen Glück [1]1912
SchlaumeyerWaldemar Hecker 1912
Der Strohwitwer[2]Arthur Ullmann1912
Ein Tag auf der Insel Madeira(Documentary)1912
Zwischen Himmel und Erde[3]
('Twixt Earth and Sky)
Otto RippertHeinrich Lautensack1912
Die FalleMax Mack 11 May 1912
LebensbilderMax Mack15 May 1912
Blinde LiebeMax Mack18 May 1912
Die Macht der JugendHeinrich Lautensack25 May 1912 (fp)[4]
Die lieben FreundeMax Mack1 June 1912
Die gelbe Rasse ("The Yellow Peril)"Max MackWilly Hameister 1 June 1912
Das Gespenst von ClydeMime Misu Max Rittberger (prod.?19 June 1912 (regd.)
Zweimal gelebt
(A Second Life)
Max MackHeinrich Lautensack19 June 1912 (banned, no fp?)[5]
Der Mann in der FlascheWaldemar HeckerHeinrich Lautensack22 June 1912
Die Hochzeitsfackel[6]Max Mack29 June 1912
In Nacht und Eis
(Shipwrecked in Icebergs)
Mime MisuMime Misu,
Max Rittberger (prod.)
6 July 1912 (reg)
17 August 1912 (fp)
Mirakel (1912 film)
(Das Marienwunder, eine alte Legende) (DE)
(Sister Beatrix) (UK)
(The Miracle) (US)
(The Miracle of Sister Beatrice) (US)
Mime MisuMime Misu after
Karl Vollmoeller (unauthorised)

18 October 1912
(US press showing)
19 October 1912
(Banned, Berlin censor)
15 December 1912
(fp, US)
17 December 1912
(fp, UK)[7]
May 1914 (fp, Ger.)
(Over 18, Berlin censor)

Die fremde Legion
Die Fremdenlegion
Otto RippertNovember 1912
Mona LisaCharles Decroix ?November 1912 (regd.)
In der Tiefe des SchachtesJoe MayJoe May16 November 1912 (Adults only)
GelbsternOtto RippertDecember 1912 (regd.)
Peter auf dem WitwenballDecember 1912
Der Elektro-Kassen-Magnet(Documentary)December 1912 (censor)
Vorglühen(?) des Balkanbrandes (or Balkankrieges?) (The Balkan Traitors) [note 2]Joe MayJoe May7 December 1912
Mittelmeerfahrt des Norddeutschen Lloyd, Bremen. (?)1. Bild: Sizilien. Messina und Palermo(Documentary)13 December 1912 [8]
Mittelmeerfahrt des Norddeutschen Lloyd, Bremen. 2. Bild: Tanger(Documentary)13 December 1912
Mittelmeerfahrt... (?)3. Bild: Algier, Tunis, Malta(Documentary)13 December 1912 [8]
Mittelmeerfahrt... (?)4. Bild: Korfu(Documentary)13 December 1912 [8]
Der Triumph des Todes
(Triumph of Death}
Harry PielHarry Piel27 December 1912 (fp)
Bumke als Mr. MeschuggeGerhard DammannGerhard Dammann1913
Bumke hat den Drehwurm entdecktGerhard DammannGerhard Dammann1913
Bumke, der HundefeindGerhard DammannGerhard Dammann1913
Bumke macht einen HaupttrefferGerhard DammannGerhard Dammann1913
Bumke soll sich das Rauchen abgewöhnenGerhard DammannGerhard Dammann1913
Die reiche PartieGerhard DammannGerhard Dammann1913
Fabrik-MarianneWaldemar Hecker1913
Lotos, die Tempeltänzerin (Der Tempeltänzerin Todestanz) Lorre A. Winkel1913
Teddy als Ehestifter (Teddy the Matchmaker) [9]1913
Das VerhängnisJoe MayHermann Schüller 1913
Eine Wanderung durch Alt- und Neu-Athen(Documentary)January 1913 (fp)
MannequinsOtto RippertWalter Turszinsky10 January 1913
Als Hexe verurteilt
(Condemned for Witchcraft)
31 January 1913
Bumke als BurscheGerhard Dammann Gerhard DammannFebruary 1913 (regd.)
Bumkes Hochzeit oder die verhängnisvolle HummermayonaiseGerhard DammannGerhard DammannFebruary 1913 (regd.)
Zertrümmerte IdealeOtto Rippert2 February 1913 (regd.)
Das WerkErnst ReicherErnst Reicher6 February 1913
Schatten der Nacht
(Shadows of Night)
Harry PielHarry Piel14 February 1913
Bumke als Räuber wider WillenGerhard DammannGerhard DammannMarch 1913
Bumke als OthelloGerhard DammannGerhard DammannMarch 1913
ScheingoldOtto RippertMarch 1913
Bumkes erster und letzter RittGerhard DammannGerhard Dammann7 March 1913 (fp)
Ein Ausgestoßener:
1. Teil - Der junge Chef
Joe MayPaul Leni
(Art dir.)
14 March 1913
Der schwarze PierrotHarry PielHarry Piel14 March 1913
Bumkes Glück bei FrauenGerhard DammannGerhard DammannApril 1913
Bumke ist kitzligGerhard DammannGerhard DammannApril 1913
Wie die Blätter... (extant)Otto RippertApril 1913 (regd.)
Surry der Steher (The Cyclist's Last Leap) [10][11]Otto RippertMay 1913 (regd.)
September 1913 (USA)
Bumke als Brieftrager (Der Brieftrager)Gerhard DammannGerhard DammannMay 1913
Das ist der Krieg[12] (The Higher Courage)[10]Max Obal Heinrich Lautensack30 May 1913
Entsagungen[10]
(Doom of Darkness)
Joe MayHeinrich LautensackJuly 1913
Überraschender Besuch bei PastorsGerhard DammannGerhard DammannJune 1913 (fp)
VendettaWaldemar HeckerJune 1913
Bumke "erringt" sich eine BrautGerhard DammannGerhard DammannJuly 1913
Das KompagniegeschäftGerhard DammannGerhard DammannJuly 1913
Die perfekte KöchinGerhard DammannGerhard DammannJuly 1913
Die LandkurGerhard DammannGerhard DammannAugust 1913
KnickohrGerhard DammannGerhard DammannAugust 1913
Nach dem TodeOtto RippertAugust 1913 (regd.)
Signes ListGerhard DammannGerhard Dammann15 August 1913
Back to the WestSeptember 1913
(USA)
Daredevil Dolly [10]September 1913
(USA)
The Heart of a Hunchback[10]September 1913
(USA)
The Hole in the Net (The Miser's Ward)[10]September 1913
(USA)
The Twisted Ear [10]September 1913
(USA)
Der ZopfGerhard DammannGerhard Dammann24 October 1913
Denn die Elemente haßenGerhard DammannGerhard DammannNovember 1913
GeschwisterHermann SchüllerAdelaide Renée, adapted from her La GriffeNovember 1913
Der Kampf mit dem BandwurmGerhard DammannGerhard DammannNovember 1913
Man muß sich zu helfen wissenNovember 1913
Der DiamantensucherDecember 1913
Die Gefahren des VollbartsGerhard DammannGerhard DammannDecember 1913
Die StatueErnst ReicherErnst Reicher1914 (banned until February 1919)
Die unheilbringende Perle (The Mystery of the Fatal Pearl)Joe MayJoe May9 January 1914
Sensation of the Age27 January 1914 (US copyright)
Die Mona Lisa von Groß-Kleindorf
= Das verschleierte Bild von G-K
Joe MayAlfred Schirokauer20 February 1914 (fp)
Die geheimnisvolle VillaJoe MayErnst Reicher13 March 1914
Der Mann im KellerJoe MayErnst Reicher20 March 1914 [13]
Der Spuk im Haus des ProfessorsJoe MayErnst ReicherMay 1914
Die MustercollectionOtto Rippert (became ill)
Arthur Ullmann
Emil Müller (camera)9 June 1914 (censor)
Flug zur Westgrenze
(His Record Flight)
Max Obal3 July 1914 (US copyright)[14]
Der geheimnisvolle NachtschattenHarry PielHarry Piel, Joe May (prod.)December 1914 (fp) (Adults only, banned 1916-1918)
Ein Ausgestoßener:
2. Teil: Der ewige Friede
Arzén von Cserépy Joe May
Paul Leni (design)
March 1915
Der TalismanEddie Ferrar-SeefeldApril 1915
Albert duelliert sichAlbert PauligAlbert PauligJune 1915
Albert hat Leibschmerzen
(Albert hat die Sprache verloren)
Albert PauligAlbert PauligJune 1915 (banned)
Alberts PatentstrohhutAlbert PauligAlbert PauligJune 1915 (adults only)
Brillante PraxisGerhard DammannGerhard DammannJuly 1916 (banned)
Films which don't belong in the list[note 3]
Title Director Writer Date
Heimat und FremdeJoe MayJoe May11 July 1913
(Made by PAGU)
Das Panzergewölbe
(The Armoured Vault)
Joe MayJoe May,
Ernst Reicher
26 June 1914 (fp) Made by Stuart Webbs-Film at Continental Studios[15]

See also

List of film production companies

References

Notes
  1. Many dates are incomplete, but may include date of first performance or date of Censorship board (City Police or Reichsfilmzensur)
  2. The first word of the title is probably "Vorglühen", "fore-glow" or "pre-ignition", rather than "Vorgluten" (a word which seems to have no meaning in German). A misreading of the US Library of Congress volumes of copyright films has led to A.J Danziger being credited with directing the film: he was merely the director of the New York Film Co., Continental's US distributors.
  3. 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 are probably not by Continental. The entry at BFI Film & TV Database lists them (with English titles) as being made by Cosmopolitan. The Cosmo list has many more similar titles.
Citations
  1. See Polterabend for possible explanation of the title.
  2. Starred Fritz Achterberg, Maria Berthelsen, Hermann Seldeneck & Siegwart Gruder. See Der Strohwitwer at CITWF.
  3. This film is extensively analysed (in German) by Kurt Pinthus in his «Kinobuch» (1914) (page at Bibliotheca Augustana).
  4. Kasten 1996, p. 214.
  5. Kasten 1996, p. 218.
  6. Possibly(?) based on Dreyer, Max (1907). Die Hochzeitsfackel. Munich: Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt.
  7. Daily Telegraph, 18 December 1912.
  8. Dates are construed from date of 'Tanger'.
  9. Comedy short. The tale of a love-sick performing bear and his master. Complete on YouTube
  10. Distributed by True Feature Film Co. in the US
  11. Distributed by General Special Feature Film Co. in Jan. 1914. The Billboard, 10 January 1914
  12. Starring Ernst Rückert.
  13. This is the earliest surviving Stuart Webbs film. (Hesse 1996, p. 145)
  14. Starring Anton Ruckert, Eva Speyer & Eduard Rothauser, camera Willy Hameister. Not on Filmportal.de or Imdb as of 08/2012.
  15. Das Panzergewölbe at Filmportal.de
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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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