Olaf Storm

German actor (1894–1931)

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Olaf Storm

Born| 10 January 1894

Richterich, German Empire

Died| March 1931 (aged 37)

Berlin, Germany

Occupation| Film actor
Years active| 1919–1927

Olaf Storm, pseudonym of Kurt Theodor von Kann[1] (10 January 1894[2] – 11 or 12 March 1931[3]) was a German film actor of the silent era. Storm was a star of early German cinema, playing the lead in films such as The Stranger from Alster Street[4] and had his own production company Olaf Film. He also appeared in supporting roles in The Last Laugh and Metropolis.[5]

## Selected filmography

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* Nat Pinkerton in the Fight (1920)
* Your Brother's Wife (1921)
* From the Files of a Respectable Woman (1920)
* Begierde (1921)
* The Stranger from Alster Street (1921)
* Miss Julie (1922)
* The Moneylender's Daughter (1922)
* Girl of the Berlin Streets (1922)
* The Voice of the Heart (1924)
* The Last Laugh (1924)
* False Shame (1926)
* Weekend Magic (1927)
* Metropolis (1927)
* Forbidden Love (1927)

## References

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1. ^ Standesamt Berlin-Wilmersdorf, C, Nr. 394/1931
2. ^ Standesamt Richterich, A I, Nr. 5/1894
3. ^ last seen 11 March 1931, found dead 12 March 1931 – Standesamt Berlin-Wilmersdorf, C, Nr. 394/1931
4. ^ Grange p.94
5. ^ Rhodes p.70

## Bibliography

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* Grange, William. Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic.Scarecrow Press, 2008.
* Rhodes, Gary Don. Lugosi: His Life in Films, on Stage, and in the Hearts of Horror Lovers. McFarland, 2006.

## External links

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* Olaf Storm at IMDb

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