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Post by Mrs Vindecco on Sept 2, 2012 18:09:03 GMT
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Post by woofy on Sept 2, 2012 19:17:15 GMT
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Post by Violet on Sept 3, 2012 20:28:58 GMT
Thank you Mrs V, those photos are gorgeous. I apologise for my absence lately, I've just been so busy with exams. I don't even know where to begin!  I have been a huge fan of Conrad Veidt for many years. While he was a very popular and highly respected actor in his lifetime, I feel he does not get nearly enough credit these days. Conrad was talented, intelligent, warm, stylish, handsome and he had integrity. He was a voracious reader, an avid golfer and a family man who adored his only child, a daughter named Viola. He died tragically young, aged 50, while playing golf at the Riviera Country Club, Los Angeles, in 1943. His ashes are interred in London at Golders Green Crematorium. Conrad was able to convey an incredible amount of emotion using his remarkable face and his tall (6'3"), slim body, making him one of the greatest stars of the silent era. He starred in wonderful films such as The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, The man who laughs, The hands of Orlac, Waxworks, Casablanca, The thief of Baghdad, All through the night, Dark Journey, Nazi Agent, The spy in black and many others. Conrad criticized the Nazi party from the start, he despised Nazi's and was not shy about stating his opinion of them. He is perhaps remembered best for portraying Nazi's in films. He donated most of his salary from these films to the British War Relief. Conrad became a British Citizen in 1939. In an interview about his role as Strasser in Casablanca, Conrad stated, "This role epitomizes the cruelty and the criminal instincts and murderous trickery of the typical Nazi. I know this man well. He is the reason I gave up Germany many years ago. He is a man who turned fanatic and betrayed his friends, his homeland, and himself in his lust to be somebody and to get something for nothing." One of my favourite films of his is Anders als die Anders (Different from others) from 1919, which was one of the first gay rights films. The film sought to educate the public and Conrad's performance was extremely moving. A link to my favourite website dedicated to Connie can be found below. The website was created by a devoted fan and the quantity of beautiful photos, articles, information and work that has gone into this website is amazing. conradveidt.wordpress.com/Other wonderful websites include - conradveidt.tumblr.com/www.youtube.com/user/ConnieVeidtconradveidtforever.wordpress.com/www.imdb.com/name/nm0891998/ Connie on the set of The thief of Baghdad |
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Post by Violet on Sept 3, 2012 20:43:20 GMT
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Post by Violet on Sept 3, 2012 20:46:05 GMT
Of course I have to post these photos of Conrad with Peter Lorre. Two of my absolute favourite actors, I just adore both of them.   |
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Post by Violet on Sept 3, 2012 20:57:34 GMT
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Post by Violet on Sept 3, 2012 21:11:21 GMT
Brilliant Conrad Veidt tribute -
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Post by Violet on Sept 3, 2012 21:34:11 GMT
Conrad in The Spy in Black (1939) with Valerie Hobson. I've always enjoyed this 'butter' scene. |
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Post by Mrs Vindecco on Sept 4, 2012 21:04:55 GMT
Wonderful photos ! And the video tribute is very atmospheric. Well edited and a good choice of music. I admit I know very little about Conrad Veidt, so your posts have been very informative Violet. I have a great admiration for the many European emigres that left their homeland because of the Nazis and start over in usually America or Britain. Also Veidt is in the even more unusual position of having to deal with the transition from silent cinema to sound and from the little I have seen, he seems to make both of these challenges seem effortless. |
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Post by Mrs Vindecco on Sept 4, 2012 21:07:23 GMT
Conrad in The Spy in Black (1939) with Valerie Hobson. I've always enjoyed this 'butter' scene. I think this was on Film Four recently, I really need to keep an eye out for it. I hate to say it I recognised this because Darth Vader is in it, well one of them. |
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Post by Violet on Sept 9, 2012 18:54:23 GMT
One of my favourite roles - Connie as Jaffar in The Thief of Baghdad, his performance was mesmerizing.
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Post by Violet on Sept 9, 2012 19:16:20 GMT
A nice little documentary about Conrad's roles in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and The man who laughs. Conrad's appearance in The man who laughs later inspired the look of The Joker in Batman. Conrad was first choice for the role of Dracula which eventually went to Bela and this is discussed briefly in the clip below.
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Post by Mrs Vindecco on Sept 10, 2012 12:36:19 GMT
I've noticed The Thief of Bagdad on Film4. I have seen the Fairbanks version recently, though this looks different. I like Michael Powell films and you can tell this is a Powell film, so shall definately check it out when it is next broadcast.
I loved The Man Who Laughs so thanks for sharing the documentary.
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Post by Mrs Vindecco on Sept 11, 2012 21:14:04 GMT
I noticed on youtube The Hands of Orlac is available, will try and check it out at some point this week.
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Post by Mrs Vindecco on Sept 12, 2012 15:56:14 GMT
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