Karl Valentin
Actor · 1882 – 1948 · Munich, Germany
Karl Valentin (IPA: ['falɛntiːn], born Valentin Ludwig Fey; 4 June 1882 – 9 February 1948) was a Bavarian comedian, cabaret performer, clown, author and film producer. He had significant influence on German Weimar culture. Valentin starred in many silent films in the 1920s, and was sometimes called the "Charlie Chaplin of Germany". His work has an essential influence on artists like Bertolt Brecht, Samuel Beckett, Loriot and Helge Schneider. He developed a reputation for writing and performing short comic routines, which he performed in a strong Bavarian dialect, usually with his female partner, Liesl Karlstadt. His art centered mostly around linguistic dexterity and wordplay—Valentin was a linguistic anarchist.
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- MovieDocumentary
Karl Valentin is the greatest Bavarian comedian... but: maybe it's all just a misunderstanding? In any case, Valentin only saw himself as a folk singer, but he also produced Dadaist works of art and wrote futuristic songs. Today, he has a reputation as a comedian who has somewhat fallen out of time. In this film essay, Andreas Ammers asks contemporary comedians such as Luise Kinseher, Willy Astor, Helmut Schleich and Christian Springer about their relationship to their great ancestor. Above all, however, he examines how Karl Valentin would come across if he were played in High German today.
Movie6.5ComedyA girl from the city falls for a country lad, but his aunt has other plans for him.
- Movie10.0ComedyMusic
A film starring Karl Valentin
Der Zithervirtuose
1934 · 1 votes
Movie10.0ComedyDuring the train journey to Munich, the matchmaker Frau von Gobelinski discusses a matter of great importance to her with her agent Schwalbe. She wants to marry off the supposedly ancient Miss Mable, but upon arrival at the hotel, Schwalbe receives a devastating telegram: Prince Hochheim, the lion hunter he had chosen as her groom, has just married himself.
Es knallt
1934 · 1 votes
- Movie8.0Comedy
Karl is an avid stamp collector and journeyman in the employ of the tailor Kuhn. Having taken a fancy to the journeyman, the tailor’s wife Paula means to woo him by adding a priceless stamp to his collection. When a client is robbed, the value of the stamp makes Karl a suspect, and he is wrongly imprisoned until the embarrassing particulars come to light.
Der Sonderling
1929 · 1 votes
Movie10.0ComedyShort Film from 1936. Banned by the Nazis. First shown 1976. Karl Meier and his wife are some really poor folks. They don't have much to eat and they cannot pay for their flat. Even the bailiff does not know what to take from them anymore. One day they are told that they made an inheritance, because some relatives died recently. Their financial problems seem to be solved now.
Die Erbschaft
1936 · 1 votes
- Movie9.0Comedy
A musician and his conductor clash in this Bavarian film classic; Mixed-up music sheets and mismanaged minutes. Miscommunication is brought to extremes by expert comedians.
Orchesterprobe
1933 · 1 votes
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- Movie8.0
Der Feuerwehrtrompeter
1 votes
Movie8.0ComedyRelations between Huckebein, a humble tailor, and Greizinger, a wealthy farmer, become strained after Greizinger breaks off the romance between his son, Franzl, and Huckenbein's daughter, Evi. However, after a situation with a 100 mark note taken from a pair of trousers pressed by Huckebein belonging to Greisinger is resolved, a valuable mineral spring is found on the tailor's property,and the warring fathers become friends and Evi and Franzl are married.
Movie7.0ComedyA photographer goes on a business trip for three days. His helper (Karl Valentin) and the apprentice (Liesl Karlstadt) would prefer it to close the store during the absence of the boss. They only photograph customers reluctantly and cause all kinds of mayhem. When the boss returns, he faints after taking a look at the chaos.
Im Photoatelier
1933 · 1 votes
- Movie7.0Comedy
Beim Rechtsanwalt
1936 · 1 votes
Movie10.0ComedyA customer (Karl Valentin) tries to buy a record in a record store but can not decide what he actually wants. The saleswoman (Liesl Karlstadt) tries to help him – which is in vain, as the customer eventually damages various records and even a complete cabinet during his visit.
Im Schallplattenladen
1934 · 1 votes
- Movie5.3Comedy
A father and son celebrate the son's Confirmation in a fancy restaurant.
Movie5.7MysteryComedyThe absurd goings-on of a by no means ordinary hair salon, where men with great beards wait in vain for a shave while the barber takes a nap.
- Movie7.0Comedy
The spindly Karl Valentin is roped into marriage with an Amazon.
Karl Valentins Hochzeit
1913 · 1 votes
- Movie7.0Comedy
Short comedy written by Karl Valentin
So ein Theater!
1934 · 1 votes
Movie8.0ComedyIn der Apotheke
1941 · 1 votes
Movie6.1ComedyMusicBohemia in the 19th century, stage-coach driver Hans loves the mayor's daughter Marie, but she is promised Wenzel, the son of another wealthy farmer. Marie refuses to marry Wenzel because of Hans, but the marriage arranger tries to "buy" Marie from Hans. But when Wenzel tells Hans that he doesn't want to marry Marie either because he loves circus director Brummel's daughter, Hans decides to accept the offer of money for not interfering in the relations of Hans and Marie. But when Marie hears about this, she doesn't want to see Hans again.
Movie7.0ComedyKarl Valentin and Liesl Karlstadt at the Oktoberfest.
Auf dem Oktoberfest
1921 · 1 votes
- Movie10.0Comedy
In a theater, a young dancer is performing a pirouette when the left spotlight suddenly fails. The right one still works, but it seems to be of no use to her. The director (O. E. Hasse) has no choice but to cancel the performance. Since a longer interruption would be costly, he quickly summons two experts – a journeyman and an apprentice (Karl Valentin and Liesl Karlstadt). He gives them the task of repairing the spotlight in five minutes. While the two don't appear to be the sharpest tools in the shed, they are the only people in the theater who know anything about spotlights.
Der verhexte Scheinwerfer
1934 · 1 votes
Movie6.0ComedyKarl Valentin gets a new desk which absolutely does not fit his needs. He tries to solve the problem in some really strange ways.