Olaf Storm | |
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| Born | 10 January 1894 |
| Died | March 1931 (aged 37) |
| Occupation | Film actor |
| Years active | 1919–1927 |
Olaf Storm, pseudonym of Kurt Theodor von Kann1 (10 January 18942 – 11 or 12 March 19313) was a German film actor of the silent era. Storm was a star of early German cinema, playing the lead in films such as The Stranger from Alster Street4 and had his own production company Olaf Film. He also appeared in supporting roles in The Last Laugh and Metropolis.5
Selected filmography
- Nat Pinkerton in the Fight (1920)
- Your Brother's Wife (1921)
- From the Files of a Respectable Woman (1920)
- Begierde (1921)
- The Stranger from Alster Street (1921)
- Miss Julie (1922)
- The Moneylender's Daughter (1922)
- Girl of the Berlin Streets (1922)
- The Voice of the Heart (1924)
- The Last Laugh (1924)
- False Shame (1926)
- Weekend Magic (1927)
- Metropolis (1927)
- Forbidden Love (1927)
References
References
- Standesamt Berlin-Wilmersdorf, C, Nr. 394/1931
- Standesamt Richterich, A I, Nr. 5/1894
- last seen 11 March 1931, found dead 12 March 1931 – Standesamt Berlin-Wilmersdorf, C, Nr. 394/1931
- Grange p.94
- Rhodes p.70
Bibliography
Bibliography
- Grange, William. Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic.Scarecrow Press, 2008.
- Rhodes, Gary Don. Lugosi: His Life in Films, on Stage, and in the Hearts of Horror Lovers. McFarland, 2006.