Cock of the Roost (German: Der Hahn im Korb) is a 1925 German silent comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Reinhold Schünzel, Elga Brink and Maly Delschaft.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Reimann.

Cock of the Roost
GermanDer Hahn im Korb
Directed byGeorg Jacoby
Written byAlfred Schirokauer
Reinhold Schünzel
StarringReinhold Schünzel
Elga Brink
Maly Delschaft
CinematographyOtto Kanturek
Production
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Domo-Film
Distributed byWestfalia-Film
Release date
  • 12 April 1925 (1925-04-12)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguagesSilent
German intertitles

Synopsis

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In a small, provincial town the clumsy young Peter Abendrot dreams of being the "cock of the roost" and enjoying success amongst the woman of the town. However, he is scorned until an unexpected inheritance from an American uncle suddenly makes him very wealthy. The mother's of the town now all want their daughters to marry him, but he decides to head for the capital Berlin, believing he can now set his sights higher. In the capital he is snared by Jutta, the daughter of a banker, whose father desires to get his hands on the young man's wealth.

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References

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  1. ^ Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York, NY: Berghahn Books. p. 17. ISBN 1571816550. JSTOR j.ctt1x76dm6.

Bibliography

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  • Dyer, Richard & Vincendeau, Ginette. Popular European Cinema. Routledge, 2013.
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