The True Jacob (German: Der wahre Jakob) is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Ralph Arthur Roberts, Anny Ahlers, and Felix Bressart.[1] It is based on a play by Franz Arnold and Ernst Bach which has been adapted into numerous films.
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| German | Der wahre Jakob |
| Directed by | Hans Steinhoff |
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| Produced by | Anatol Potock Lothar Stark |
| Starring | Ralph Arthur Roberts Anny Ahlers Felix Bressart |
| Cinematography | Karl Puth |
| Music by | Artur Guttmann Hans J. Salter |
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| Distributed by | Messtro-Film |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter.
Cast edit
- Ralph Arthur Roberts as Peter Struwe
- Anny Ahlers as Yvette
- Felix Bressart as Böcklein
- Hansi Arnstaedt as Mila
- Paul Henckels as Geheimrat Spülpnagel
- Margot Walter as Lotte
- Viktor de Kowa as James
- Julius Falkenstein as Count Birkstädt
- Vicky Werckmeister as Anna
- Harry Halm as Fred
- Gertrud Wolle as student
- Anna Müller-Lincke as Elise
- Wilhelm Diegelmann as Portier
- Igo Guttmann as Ein Sänger
See also edit
- Oh, Daddy! (1935)
- One Night Apart (1950)
- The True Jacob (1960)
References edit
- ^ Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York, NY: Berghahn Books. p. 63. ISBN 1571816550. JSTOR j.ctt1x76dm6.
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