Betty Amann
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Philippine "Betty" Amann (March 10, 1905 – August 3, 1990) was a German-American film actress. She began her film career in the United States with the film The Kick-Off (1926).
, the female role in Asphalt
(1929) directed by Joe May
. May and producer Erich Pommer
discovered her talent for the German film industry. Also in the first sound film
, she worked further in Germany, with Hans Albers
as the detective Hans in allen Gassen, directed by Carl Frölich.
After 1931, she worked in England, appearing in the Alfred Hitchcock
film Rich and Strange
(1931). One of her last appearances in the German film was in 1933 in Schleppzug M 17. Her last role was in Isle of Forgotten Sins (1943), directed by Edgar G. Ulmer.
In 1987, Betty Amann received the German award Filmband in Gold for her long and outstanding work and performance for the German film.
Career
In Germany, she played together with Gustav FröhlichGustav Fröhlich
Gustav Fröhlich was a German actor. He landed secondary roles in a number of films and plays before landing his breakthrough role of Freder Fredersen in Fritz Lang's 1927 film Metropolis.-Biography:...
, the female role in Asphalt
Asphalt (1929 film)
Asphalt is a German silent film. The film was one of the last silent films released in Germany as the world was entering the era of sound film.-Crew:...
(1929) directed by Joe May
Joe May
Joe May , born Julius Otto Mandl, was a film director and film producer born in Austria and one of the pioneers of German cinema....
. May and producer Erich Pommer
Erich Pommer
Erich Pommer was a German-born film producer and executive. He was involved in the German Expressionist film movement during the silent era as the head of production at Decla, Decla-Bioscop and from 1924 to 1926 at Ufa responsible for many of the best known movies of the Weimar Republic such as...
discovered her talent for the German film industry. Also in the first sound film
Sound film
A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image, as opposed to a silent film. The first known public exhibition of projected sound films took place in Paris in 1900, but decades would pass before sound motion pictures were made commercially...
, she worked further in Germany, with Hans Albers
Hans Albers
Hans Philipp August Albers was a German actor and singer. He was the single biggest male movie star in Germany between 1930 and 1945 and one of the most popular German actors of the twentieth century.- Life and work :...
as the detective Hans in allen Gassen, directed by Carl Frölich.
After 1931, she worked in England, appearing in the Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE was a British film director and producer. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in British cinema in both silent films and early talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood...
film Rich and Strange
Rich and Strange
Rich and Strange is a film directed by Alfred Hitchcock during his time in the British film industry. It was adapted by Hitchcock, his wife Alma Reville, and Val Valentine from a novel by Dale Collins. The film is most notable for the techniques utilized by Hitchcock that would reappear later in...
(1931). One of her last appearances in the German film was in 1933 in Schleppzug M 17. Her last role was in Isle of Forgotten Sins (1943), directed by Edgar G. Ulmer.
In 1987, Betty Amann received the German award Filmband in Gold for her long and outstanding work and performance for the German film.
Filmography
- The Kick-Off (1926)
- The Trail of the Horse Thieves (1928)
- Asphalt (1929)
- Der Sträfling aus Stambul (1929)
- Der weiße Teufel (1929)
- Gefährliche Romanze (1930)
- Die große Sehnsucht (1930)
- O alte Burschenherrlichkeit (1930)
- Hans in allen Gassen (1930)
- Das Lied der Nationen (1931)
- Rich and StrangeRich and StrangeRich and Strange is a film directed by Alfred Hitchcock during his time in the British film industry. It was adapted by Hitchcock, his wife Alma Reville, and Val Valentine from a novel by Dale Collins. The film is most notable for the techniques utilized by Hitchcock that would reappear later in...
(German title Endlich sind wir reich) (1931) - Der große Bluff (1932)
- Die kleine Schwindlerin (1933)
- Schleppzug M 17 (1933)
- Daughters of Today (1933)
- Strictly in Confidence (1933)
- In Old Mexico (1938)
- Nancy Drew... ReporterNancy Drew... ReporterNancy Drew... Reporter is a 1939 American film directed by William Clemens and starring Bonita Granville, as Nancy Drew.- Synopsis :Nancy Drew, competing in the local newspaper's amateur reporter contest, clears a girl named Eula Denning of murder charges.- Cast :*Bonita Granville as Nancy...
(1939) - Isle of Forgotten Sins (1943)