Susi Lanner
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Susi Lanner was an Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n film actress who played major roles in German productions from 1932 to 1937.
Biography
Born Mechthilde Reif in ViennaVienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, after schooling in drama, dance, and singing, Lanner appeared as a singer and dancer in operettas and revues in her native Vienna. She made her film debut in 1932 opposite Brigitte Helm
Brigitte Helm
Brigitte Helm was a German actress, best remembered for her dual role as Maria and her double, the Maschinenmensch, in Fritz Lang's 1927 silent film Metropolis.-Career:...
and Oskar Karlweis in the comedy Hochzeitsreise zu dritt (Honeymoon for Three). Then she made a name for herself as a supporting actress, before she advanced to talented co-star at the side of Heinz Rühmann
Heinz Rühmann
Heinrich Wilhelm "Heinz" Rühmann was a popular German film actor.-Life and work:Rühmann was born in Essen, Westphalia. His role in the 1930 movie Die Drei von der Tankstelle led him to film stardom. He remained highly popular as a comedic actor throughout the 1930s and early 1940s...
, Theo Lingen and Hans Moser
Hans Moser (actor)
Hans Moser was an Austrian actor who, during his long career, from the 1920s up to his death, mainly played in comedy films. He was particularly associated with the genre of the Wiener Film...
. In her short film career she played lead roles opposite Harry Piel in the impressionistic Artisten (Artists), opposite Hans Söhnker in the drama Herbstmanöver (Autumn Maneuvers), and in Hans Deppe
Hans Deppe
-Selected filmography:Actor* The Victor * A Blonde's Dream * Two Hearts Beat as One * The Star of Valencia * A Door Opens * Our Flags Lead Us Forward * The Ambassador's Wife...
's comedy Meiseken
Meiseken
Meiseken is a 1937 German drama film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Josef Eichheim, Susi Lanner and Oskar Sima. It is based on the play Meiseken by Hans Alfred Kihn.-Cast:* Josef Eichheim ... Alois Brüggler, Kleinbauer...
as well as opposite Erik Ode
Erik Ode
Erik Ode was a German actor who was most famous for playing Kommissar Herbert Keller in the German television drama Der Kommissar . He married Hilde Volk in 1942.-External links:** * *...
in the comedy Der kühne Schwimmer (The Daring Swimmer), opposite the silent-film star Pola Negri
Pola Negri
Pola Negri was a Polish stage and film actress who achieved worldwide fame for her tragedienne and femme fatale roles from the 1910s through the 1940s during the Golden Era of Hollywood film. She was the first European film star to be invited to Hollywood, and became a great American star. She...
in Paul Wegener's drama Der Weg nach Shanghai (The Road to Shanghai) and opposite Heinz Rühmann in Robert A. Stemmle's comedy Heinz im Mond (Heinz-in-the-Moon). She also played in musicals such as Der letzte Walzer (The Last Waltz Dancer) with Camilla Horn.
Shortly before Germany annexed Austria
Anschluss
The Anschluss , also known as the ', was the occupation and annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany in 1938....
in 1938, she moved with her husband Roy Frazier Potts, an American businessman (Vizepresident of the New-York Overseas Corp.), to the United States and withdrew from her film career.
She died in Dobbs Ferry, New York
Dobbs Ferry, New York
Dobbs Ferry is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 10,875 at the 2010 census.The Village of Dobbs Ferry is located in, and is a part of, the town of Greenburgh...
.
Selected filmography
- 1932 Hochzeitsreise zu dritt (Honeymoon for Three)
- 1933 Abenteuer am Lido (Adventure on the Lido)
- 1933 Unser Kaiser (Our Emperor)
- 1934 Die Liebe siegt (Love Conquers All)
- 1934 Der kühne Schwimmer (The Daring Swimmer)
- 1934 Heinz im Mond (Heinz-in-the-Moon)
- 1935 Herbstmanöver (Autumn Maneuvers)
- 1935 ArtistenArtistenArtisten is a German circus movie from 1934/1935 starring Susi Lanner, Hans Junkermann, Hilde Hildebrand and Harry Piel, who also acted as director. The screenplay was written by Max W...
(Artists) - 1935 Der Gefangene des Königs (The King's Prisoner)
- 1936 Spiel an Bord (Play at Sea)
- 1936 Das Schönheitsfleckchen (The Beauty Mark)
- 1936 Ungeküsst soll man nicht schlafen gehnUngeküsst soll man nicht schlafen gehnUngeküsst soll man nicht schlafen gehn , also known as Wer zuletzt küsst... is a 1936 Austrian comedy film. The screenplay was written by Fritz Koselka, the title song was composed by Robert Stolz, and the movie was directed by E. W...
(You Shouldn't Go to Sleep Unkissed) - 1936 Der Weg nach Shanghai (The Road to Shanghai)
- 1937 Hahn im Korb (Rooster in the Basket)
- 1937 Die Erbschleicher/Meiseken (The Inheritance Thieves/Meiseken)