The Telephone Operator (German: Das Fräulein vom Amt) is a 1925 German silent comedy film directed by Hanns Schwarz and starring André Mattoni, Alexander Murski, and Willy Kaiser-Heyl. The film's art direction was by Erich Czerwonski. It was notable for the number of leading UFA technicians who worked on it.[1] It premiered on 15 October 1925 at the Tauenzienpalast in Berlin.[2] It is also known by the alternative title Liebe und Telefon.
| The Telephone Operator | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Poster by Boris Bilinsky | |
| German | Das Fräulein vom Amt |
| Directed by | Hanns Schwarz |
| Written by | Henrik Galeen Adolf Lantz |
| Cinematography | Fritz Arno Wagner |
| Music by | Giuseppe Becce Otto Urack |
Production company | Sternheim Film |
| Distributed by | UFA |
Release date |
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| Country | Germany |
| Languages | Silent German intertitles |
Cast edit
- André Mattoni as Frank Caruther
- Alexander Murski as Baron Josua Caruther
- Willy Kaiser-Heyl as Baron Conrad
- Karl Platen as Jeff
- Kurt Wichulla as Kind
- Frida Richard as Aunt Betsy
- Paul Biensfeldt as Notar
- Frieda Türnowski as neighbour
- Fritz Richard as provost
- Hugo Döblin as usurer
- Lydia Potechina as room landlady
- Ellen Plessow as traveller
- William Huch as valet
- Mary Johnson as Mary Hard
- Margarete Lanner
References edit
- ^ Kreimeier, Klaus (1999). The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918–1945. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 101. ISBN 0520220692.
- ^ Hardt, Ursula (1996). From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's Life in the International Film Wars. Berghahn Books. p. 233. ISBN 1571810250. JSTOR j.ctt1c0gm1x.
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