''Almenrausch and Edelweiss'' (german: Almenrausch und Edelweiss) is a 1928 German silent

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directed by Franz Seitz and starring

Leo Peukert Leonhard "Leo" Peukert (26 August 1885 – 6 January 1944) was a prolific German film actor and film director, appearing in more than a hundred and fifty productions between 1910 and his death in 1944. While occasionally he played a leading role i ...

, Gritta Ley and

Walter Slezak Walter Slezak (; 3 May 1902 – 21 April 1983) was an Austrian-born film and stage actor active between 1922 and 1976. He mainly appeared in German films before migrating to the United States in 1930 and performing in numerous Hollywood producti ...

.Goble p. 343 It was shot at the

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. The film's sets were designed by the art director Kurt Dürnhöfer.

Cast

as Der Bühelhofbauer * Frieda Lehndorf as Die Bühelhofbäuerin *

as Mentel, beider Sohn * Gritta Ley as Evi * Xaver Terofal as Der Ledermüller *

Margarete Kupfer Margarete Kupfer (born Margarete Kupferschmid; 10 April 1881 – 11 May 1953) was a German actress. Partial filmography * '' The Canned Bride'' (1915) * '' Frau Eva'' (1916) * '' The Queen's Secretary'' (1916) * '' When Four Do the Same'' (1917 ...

as Die Ledermüllerin *

Charlotte Susa Charlotte Susa (1 March 1898 – 28 July 1976) was a German actress. Biography Susa was born Charlotta Wegmüller near Memel, East Prussia and first appeared on a stage in 1915 at Tilsit. She chose her mother's maiden name "Susa" as her stage ...

as Kordel *

Fritz Kampers Fritz Kampers (14 July 1891 – 1 September 1950) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1913 and 1950. Early life Fritz Kampers was the son of a Munich hotel owner, spent his early childhood in Garmisch-Partenk ...

as Der Kriegelhofer Quasi *

Franz Loskarn Franz Loskarn (3 May 1890 – 22 April 1978) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * '' Behind Monastery Walls'' (1928) * '' Almenrausch and Edelweiss'' (1928) * '' Love on Skis'' (1928) * '' Restless Hearts'' (1928) * '' Tracks in the S ...

as Der Jäger *

Harry Frank Harry Frank (15 October 1896 – 12 December 1947) was a German actor. Selected filmography * '' In den Goldfeldern von Nevada'' (1920) * ''Das wandernde Bild'' (1920) * ''The Wandering Image'' (1920) * ''Four Around a Woman'' (1921) * ''The Pas ...

as Der Grenzer * Max Heller as Der Kommandant * Fanny Terofal-Mittermayr as Stasi, Näherin

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* 1928 films 1928 comedy films Silent German comedy films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Franz Seitz German silent feature films German black-and-white films German films based on plays Films based on German novels Films set in the Alps Bavaria Film films Films shot at Bavaria Studios 1920s German films 1920s German-language films {{Germany-silent-film-stub