''A Serious Case'' (german: Ein schwerer Fall) is a 1927 German silent

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directed by

Felix Basch Felix Basch (1885–1944) was an American-Austrian actor, screenwriter and film director. He first acted in Vienna, and he was a producer and director for the German film production company UFA GmbH, U. F. A. Following the Nazi takeover of powe ...

and starring

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Alfons Fryland Alfons Fryland (1 May 1888 – 29 November 1953) was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in 47 films between 1921 and 1933. He was born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria) and died in Graz, Austria. Selected filmography * '' Labyrinth des ...

, and

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. It was shot at the

EFA Studios The EFA Studios or Halensee Studios were film studios located in the Berlin suburb of Halensee. They were a prominent centre of film production in the Silent film, silent and early sound era. Constructed in 1919 after the First World War, they wer ...

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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* Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Felix Basch 1927 comedy films 1920s German-language films German black-and-white films Silent German comedy films 1920s German films Films shot at Halensee Studios {{Germany-silent-film-stub