Jaap Speyer
Jaap Speyer (1891–1952) was a Dutch film director. He was married to the German actress Mia Pankau.
Jaap Speyer

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- Name
- Jaap Speyer
- Born
- 29 November 1891
- Birthplace
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Died
- 17 September 1952
- Occupation
- Film director
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Education
- University of Amsterdam
- Known for
- The Tars
- Languages
- German
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Jaap Speyer (1891–1952) was a Dutch film director. He was married to the German actress Mia Pankau.
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• Name — Jaap Speyer • Born — 29 November 1891 • Birthplace — Amsterdam, Netherlands • Died — 17 September 1952 • Place of death — Amsterdam, Netherlands • Occupation — Film director • Years Active — 1917–1949
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Hedda's Revenge (1919) • Entblätterte Blüten (1920) • Colombine (1920) • Die rote Nacht (1921) • King of Women (1923) • Jimmy: The Tale of a Girl and Her Bear (1923) • Der allmächtige Dollar (1923) • The Flower Girl of Potsdam Square (1925) • The Doll of Luna Park (1925) • The Elegant Bunch (1925) • The Morals of the Alley (1925) • The Three Mannequins (1926) • White Slave Traffic (1926) • Valencia (1927) • Bigamie (1927) • Hotelratten (1927) • Liebeshandel (1927) • The Schorrsiegel Affair (1928) • Miss Chauffeur (1928) • Die drei Frauen von Urban Hell (1928) • Tales from the Vienna Woods (1928) • Ein kleiner Vorschuß auf die Seligkeit (1929) • Jennys Bummel durch die Männer (1929) • Retreat on the Rhine (1930) • Tingel-Tangel (1930) • Tänzerinnen für Süd-Amerika gesucht (1931) • Moritz Makes his Fortune (1931) • Kampf um Blond (1933) • The Tars (1934) • Malle Gevallen (1934) • De Familie van mijn Vrouw (1935) • Kermisgasten (1936) • Op een Avond in Mei (1937) • A Kingdom For a Horse (1949)

Johan Kaart in Kermisgasten. "In Kermisgasten / Carnival People (Jaap Speyer, 1936) with Henriëtte Davids, he did a hilarious Marlene Dietrich impersonation."

Sujet: Kampf um Blond (film) Cinéma Référence bibliographique: Choko n° 7683 Affiche
Coudon, Roland (1897-1954). Illustrateur · Bibliothèque nationale de France
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