genre prince of arcadia
Vienna is the capital and largest city of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria . Vienna is Austria ' s primary city , with a population of about 1 . 8 million ( 2 . 6 million within the metropolitan area , nearly one third of Austria ' s population ), and its cultural , economic , and political centre . It is the 7th - largest city by population within city limits in the European Union . Until the beginning of the 20th century , it was the largest German - speaking city in the world , and before the splitting of the Austro - Hungarian Empire in ___MASK32___ , the city had 2 million inhabitants . Today , it has the second largest number of German speakers after Berlin . Vienna is host to many major international organizations , including the United Nations and OPEC . The city is located in the eastern part of Austria and is close to the borders of the Czech Republic , Slovakia , and Hungary . These regions work together in a European Centrope border region . Along with nearby Bratislava , Vienna forms a metropolitan region with 3 million inhabitants . In 2001 , the city centre was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site . ___MASK52___ is a ___MASK35___ of film in which the main emphasis is on humor . These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement and most often work by exaggerating characteristics for humorous effect . Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception ). One of the oldest genres in film , some of the very first silent movies were comedies , as slapstick comedy often relies on visual depictions , without requiring sound . When sound films became more prevalent during the 1920s , comedy films took another swing , as laughter could result from ___MASK50___ situations but also ___MASK42___ . Ida Lupino ( 4 February 1918  3 August 1995 ) was an Anglo - American actress and singer , who became a pioneering director and producer  the only woman working within the 1950s Hollywood studio system to do so . With her independent production company , she co - wrote and co - produced several of her own social - message films , and was the first woman to direct a ___MASK18___ , " The Hitch - Hiker " in 1953 . In her 48 - year career , she made acting appearances in 59 films and directed eight others , mostly in the United States , where she became a citizen in 1948 . The majority of her later career as an actress , writer , and director was in television , where she directed more than 100 episodes of productions ranging across Westerns , supernatural tales , situation comedies , murder mysteries , and gangster stories . She was the only woman to direct episodes of the original " The Twilight Zone " series , as well as the only director to have starred in the show . A film , also called a movie , motion picture , theatrical film or photoplay , is a series of still images which , when shown on a screen , creates the illusion of moving images due to the phi phenomenon . This ___MASK87___ causes the audience to perceive continuous motion between separate objects viewed rapidly in succession . The process of filmmaking is both an art and an industry . A film is created by photographing actual scenes with a motion picture camera ; by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional ___MASK38___ techniques ; by means of CGI and computer ___MASK38___ ; or by a combination of some or all of these techniques and other visual effects . Black ___MASK52___ or dark ___MASK52___ is a ___MASK7___ style that makes light of subjects that are generally considered serious or taboo . Literary critics have associated black ___MASK52___ and black humor with authors as early as the ancient Greeks with Aristophanes . Black ___MASK52___ corresponds to the earlier concept of gallows humor . Prince of Arcadia is a 1933 British ___MASK54___ comedy film directed by Hanns Schwarz and starring Carl Brisson , Margot Grahame , Ida Lupino and Peter Gawthorne . A Ruritanian Prince is due to marry a princess with acting ambitions , but he has fallen in love with another woman . The Hitch - Hiker is a 1953 ___MASK18___ directed by Ida Lupino , about two fishing buddies who pick up a mysterious hitchhiker during a trip to Mexico . Inspired by the crime spree of the psychopathic murderer Billy Cook ( 1928  1952 ), the screenplay was written by Robert L . Joseph , Lupino , and her husband Collier Young , based on a story by blacklisted " Out of the Past " screenwriter Daniel Mainwaring ( who did not receive screen credit ). A ___MASK85___ is a film with no synchronized recorded sound , especially with no spoken ___MASK42___ . The ___MASK85___ era lasted from 1895 to 1936 . In silent films for ___MASK43___ , the ___MASK42___ is transmitted through muted gestures , mime and title cards which contain a written indication of the plot or key ___MASK42___ . The idea of combining motion pictures with recorded sound is nearly as old as film itself , but because of the technical challenges involved , synchronized ___MASK42___ was only made practical in the late 1920s with the perfection of the Audion amplifier tube and the introduction of the Vitaphone system . During silent films , a pianist , theatre organist , or , in large cities , even a small orchestra would often ___MASK13___ music to accompany the films . Pianists and organists would either ___MASK13___ from sheet music or improvise ; an orchestra would ___MASK13___ from sheet music . Hanns Schwarz was an Austrian film director . He was born in Vienna on 11 February 1888 . He directed twenty four films between 1924 and 1937 in both English and German . During the late silent and early sound eras he was a leading director at the German giant studio UFA . In the early 1930s he worked on several Multi Language Version films for UFA , producing the same film in distinct German and foreign - language versions . Schwarz was Jewish and was therefore forced to leave Germany in 1933 when the Nazis took over , going into exile in Britain . His last film was the 1937 British ___MASK56___ " Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel ". He died in California on 27 October 1945 . Murder at the Vanities is a 1934 American Pre - Code ___MASK67___ based on the 1933 Broadway ___MASK54___ with music by Victor Young . It was released by Paramount Pictures . It was directed by Mitchell Leisen , stars Victor McLaglen , Carl Brisson , Jack Oakie , Kitty Carlisle , Gertrude Michael , Toby Wing , and Jessie Ralph . Duke Ellington and his Orchestra are featured in the elaborate finale number . Peter Gawthorne ( 1 September 1884  17 ___MASK1___ 1962 ) was an Anglo - Irish actor , probably best known for his roles in ___MASK90___ Hay films . Gawthorne was one of Britain ' s most called - upon " bit part " actors during the 1940s and 1950s . Early life and Career . He was born in 1884 in Queen ' s County in Ireland , but spent most of his career in England . After two years at the " Academy of Dramatic Art ", Gawthorne began a career on the London stage , eventually running up over twenty years experience on the stage . His debut was in 1906 , a walking on part at His Majesty ' s Theatre , London . He was featured in the role of Albany Pope , receiving good notices , in the hit ___MASK54___ " The Boy " in 1917 . William Thomson Hay ( 6 December 1888  18 April 1949 ) was an English ___MASK72___ , who first became well known for his theatrical sketch as a joke - schoolmaster , which he took on world tours . He moved on to films , some of them continuing the schoolmaster theme , in which he also featured as a writer and director . In " The Goose Steps Out " ( 1942 ), his brand of humour was adapted for war propaganda . Hay was also a keen amateur astronomer , who built his own observatory . The Twilight Zone is an American ___MASK98___ ___MASK6___ created by Rod Serling . The episodes are in various genres , including psychological ___MASK59___ , fantasy , science fiction , suspense , and psychological thriller ; and often conclude with a macabre or unexpected twist , and usually with a moral . A popular and critical success , it introduced many Americans to common science fiction and fantasy tropes . A film director is a person who directs the making of a film . Generally , a film director controls a film ' s artistic and ___MASK86___ aspects , and visualizes the script while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision . The director has a key role in choosing the cast members , production design , and the creative aspects of filmmaking . Under European Union ___MASK57___ , the director is viewed as the author of the film . " Cocktails for Two " is a ___MASK53___ from the Big Band era , written by Arthur Johnston and Sam Coslow . The ___MASK53___ debuted in the movie " Murder at the Vanities " ( 1934 ), where it was introduced by singer and actor Carl Brisson . Duke Ellington ' s version of the ___MASK53___ was recorded in 1934 and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2007 . Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock ( 13 August 1899  29 April 1980 ) was an English film director and producer , at times referred to as " The Master of ___MASK4___ ". He pioneered many elements of the ___MASK4___ and psychological ___MASK56___ genres . He had a successful career in British cinema with both silent films and early talkies and became renowned as England ' s best director . Hitchcock moved to Hollywood in 1939 , and became a US citizen in 1955 . His Majesty ' s Theatre in Aberdeen is the largest theatre in north - east Scotland , seating more than 1 , 400 . The theatre is sited on Rosemount Viaduct , opposite the city ' s Union Terrace Gardens . It was designed by Frank Matcham and opened in 1906 . On its centenary in 2006 , the theatre was " twinned " with His Majesty ' s Theatre in Perth , ___MASK10___ Australia . California is the most populous state in the United States and the third most extensive by area . Located on the ___MASK10___ ( Pacific Ocean ) coast of the U . S ., California is bordered by the other U . S . states of Oregon , Nevada , and Arizona and shares an international border with the Mexican state of Baja California . The state capital is Sacramento . Los Angeles is California ' s most populous city , and the country ' s second largest after New York City . The state also has the nation ' s most populous county , Los Angeles County , and its largest county by area , San Bernardino County . Carl Brisson ( 24 December 1893  25 September 1958 ), born Carl Frederik Ejnar Pedersen , was a Danish film actor and singer . He appeared in thirteen films between 1918 and 1935 , including two silent films directed by Alfred Hitchcock . In the 1934 film " Murder at the Vanities ", he introduced the popular ___MASK53___ " Cocktails for Two ". The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel is a 1937 British ___MASK88___ directed by Hanns Schwarz and starring Barry K . Barnes , Sophie Stewart , Margaretta Scott and ___MASK8___ Mason . It is a sequel to the 1934 film " The Scarlet Pimpernel " based on the stories by Baroness Emmuska Orczy .