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Hans Moser


1880 - 1964

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The actor Hans Moser was born as Johann Julier in Vienna. He is probably the greatest unique specimen of the German-speaking film history. Although his pronunciation made the hair stand on end of each drama teacher he became especially because of his unique mumble a character among the actors. But only a few are conscious of that Hans Moser was already activ in the silent movie 
era.

When he finished his training at a theater school, Johan Julier took language teaching with Josef Moser whose name he used as his stage name from now on.
In 1897 Hans Moser got his first theater engagement and played smaller parts on different stages in the next years. Because of his height he often impersonated children too. 

Hans Moser became established gradually as a character comedian after World War I and he could play at great stages. In 1925 he was engaged to the "Theater in der Josefstadt" by Max Reinhardt.
In the 30's he didn't play as much for the theater, from 1939 he stand aside of the theater for his film career's benefit.

In his early silent movies he played only small part such as in "Kleider machen Leute" (22), "Die Stadt ohne Juden" (24), "Ssanin" (24) and "Der Feldherrnhügel" (26). Also his later silent movies "Die Familie ohne Moral" (27) and "Spitzenhöschen und Schusterpech" (28) weren't crowned with success. 

The beginning of his sound film era started resinous too. Normally he played minor parts beside established Berliner comedians. Only in 1933 the tide has turned to his favour when Willi Forst realized first so-called "Vienna movies". In movies like "Leise flehen meine Lieder" (33) and "Maskerade" (34) they accepted Moser's mumble and nervous movements, the audience get used to seeing it so to speak and people came even to a love with this peculiarity.

The often angrily acting Hans Moser achieved further successes with "Vorstadtvarieté" (34), "Der Himmel auf Erden" (35), "Endstation" (35), "Familie Schimek" (35), Das Gässchen zum Paradies" (36), "Burgtheater" (36), "Der Mann, von dem man spricht" (37), "13 Stühle" (38), "Das Ekel" (39), "Anton der Letzte" (39), "Sieben Jahre Pech" (40), "Wiener Blut" (42) and "Einmal der liebe Herrgott sein" (42). He was the ideal contrast to stars like Theo Lingen, Heinz Rühmann, Oskar Sima and above all Annie Rosar, with who he shot altogether seventeen movies between 1933 and 1957.

From 1933 Hans Moser depended on a special permission in order to work because of his marriage with the Jewess Blacna Hirschler - his wife left Germany in 1939.
Hans Moser continued his career in Austria after the War, where he played at the theater for the time being. Also the film business was still interested in Hans Moser and he got roles in "Der Herr Kanzleirat (48), "Hallo, Dienstmann" (51) and "Der Onkel aus Amerika" (52).
But thereafter the star of Hans Moser began to sink slowly. The quality of his next movies couldn't continue the high standard of his movies in the 30's. He acted in remakes of earlier successes like "Die Deutschmeister" (55), "Der Kongress tanzt" (55), "Die Drei von der Tankstelle" (55), "Opernball" (56) and "Die unentschuldigte Stunde" (57). 
Hans Moser accepted unscrupulous nearly each role and he made his jokes together with the younger comedian generation like Georg Thomalla, Trude Herr and Gunther Philipp which let his movie went down into shallowness.

Hans Moser could very rarely gleam in his late movies. The movie "Ober, zahlen!" (57) and above all "Herrn Josefs letzte Liebe" (59) presented him again in his earlier top form.
 

Other movies with Hans Moser:
Das Spielzeug von Paris (25) Schützenliesl (26) Madame macht einen Seitensprung (26) Der Dienstmann (28) Liebling der Götter (30) Geld auf der Strasse (30) Der verjüngte Adolar (31) Man braucht kein Geld (31) Ehe m.b.H. (31) Der Dienstmann (32) Der angenehme Patient (32) Der grosse Trick (32) Madame wünscht keine Kinder (32) Kurzschluss (33) Fuchs auf der Hetzjagd (33) Das hohe C (34) Mayer beim Zahnarzt (34) Die Töchter Ihrer Exzellenz (34) Karneval und Liebe (34) Frasquita (34) Der junge Baron Neuhaus (34) Frühjahrsparade (34) Polenblut (34) Hohe Schule (34) Die Fahrt in die Jugend (34) Winternachtstraum (35) Eva (35) ...nur ein Komödiant (35) Die ganze Welt dreht sich um Liebe (35) Ein junger Herr aus Oxford/Buchhalter Schnabel (35) Zirkus Saran/Knox und die lustigen Vagabunden (35) Wer zuletzt küsst/Ungeküsst soll man nicht schlafen geh'n (36) Konfetti (36) Schabernack (36) Alles für Veronika (36) Hannerl und ihre Liebhaber (36) Die glücklichste Ehe der Welt (37) Mein Sohn, der Herr Minister (37)  Die unentschuldigte Stunde (37) Die verschwundene Frau (37) Die Fledermaus (37) Mutterlied (37) Immer, wenn ich glücklich bin... (38) Finale/Die unruhigen Mädchen (38) Es leuchten die Sterne (38) Kleines Bezirksgericht (38) Liebe - streng verboten! (39) Menschen vom Varieté (39) Opernball (39) Der ungetreue Eckehart (39) Meine Tochter lebt in Wien (40) Der Herr im Haus (40) Rosen in Tirol (40) Liebe ist zollfrei (41) Wir bitten zum Tanz (41) Wiener Blut (42) 7 Jahre Glück (42) Maske in Blau (42) Abenteuer im Grand-Hotel (42) Karneval der Liebe (43) Das Ferienkind (43) Reisebekanntschaft (43) Schwarz auf Weiss (43) Schrammeln (44) Geld ins Haus/Der Millionär (45) Wiener Mädeln (45) Die Welt dreht sich verkehrt (47) Das singende Haus (47) Der Hofrat Geiger (47) Um eine Nasenlänge (49) 1-2-3-Aus!/Meisterringer (49) Der Theodor im Fussballtor (50) Es schlägt 13 (50) Küssen ist keine Sünd' (50) Es liegt was in der Luft (50) Zwei in einem Auto/Du bist die Schönste für mich! (51) Schäm' Dich, Brigitte!/Wir werden das Kind schon schaukeln (52) 1. April 2000 (52) Du bist die Rose vom Wörthersee (52) Einen Jux will er sich machen/Einmal keine Sorgen haben (53) Hollandmädel (53) Kaisermanöver (54) Verliebte Leute (54) Ehesanatorium/Ja, so ist das mit der Liebe (55) Ja, ja, die Liebe in Tirol (55) Symphonie in Gold (56) Ein Herz und eine Seele (56) Lumpazivagabundus (56) Meine Tante - Deine Tante (56) Kaiserball (56) Roter Mohn (56) Solange noch die Rosen blüh'n (56) Vier Mädels aus der Wachau (57) Die Zwillinge vom Zillertal (57) Die Lindenwirtin vom Donaustrand (57) Heute blau und morgen blau (57) Liebelei (58) Hallo, Taxi (58) Zirkuskinder / Solang' die Sterne glüh'n (58) Ooh...diese Ferien (58) Der Sündenbock von Spatzenhausen (58) Gräfin Mariza (58) Die schöne Lügnerin (59) Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald (61) ...und du, mein Schatz, bleibst hier (61) Mariandl (61) Höllenangst (61) Der Bauer als Millionär (61) Kaiser Joseph und die Bahnwärterstochter (62) Die Fledermaus (62) Der verkaufte Grossvater (62) Drei Liebesbriefe aus Tirol (62) Mariandls Heimkehr (62) Leutnant Gustl (63)


 
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