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Gritta Ley

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Foto: Alexander Binder (1888-1929)

1898 - 1986

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The actress Gritta Ley was born as Pauline Margarethe Schmidt in Berlin. She entered the big screen at the end of the 20s. To her early movies belong "Der grösste Gauner des Jahrhunderts" (27), "Das deutsche Lied" (28), "Der Herr vom Finanzamt" (28) and "Der Teufelsreporter" (29).

Her career ended with the rise of the talkies. Her last movies were "Der Herrgottschnitzer von Oberammergau" (30), "Glühende Berge - flammendes Herz" (30) and "Sein letztes Edelweiss" (30).

In 1939 she emigrated via Cuba to the USA.
 

Other movies with Gritta Ley:
Das Heiratsnest (27) Almenrausch und Edelweiss (27) Du sollst der Kaiser meiner Seele sein (28) Das Fräulein von Argentinien (28) Das Hannerl vom Rolandsbogen (28) Mädchen, hütet Euch! (28) Vom Täter fehlt jede Spur (28) Wo die Alpenrosen blühn (28) Der Grenzjäger (29) Berlin After Dark (29) Wenn du noch eine Heimat hast (29) 

 
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