Jannings
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Emil Jannings, the best actor winner, had returned to his native Germany, though he asked for, and received, his award before he left.
From New York Times
Jannings won for “The Last Command” and “The Way of All Flesh.”
From New York Times
Emil Jannings stars as Immanuel Rath, “a professor at the local college,” as he pretentiously introduces himself, expecting others to be impressed.
From New York Times
Jannings was also one of the great silent-screen muggers, and von Sternberg takes full advantage of his exaggerated expressions as Rath’s recklessness in pursuing Lola leads to the end of his teaching career, penury and ultimately humiliation on the vaudeville stage.
From New York Times
It stars a titanic yet exquisitely subtle actor, Emil Jannings, as the proud and pompous head doorman at a luxurious Berlin hotel.
From The New Yorker
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