''Bobby, the Petrol Boy'' (german: Bobby, der Benzinjunge) is a 1929 German
silent drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Carl Boese
Carl Eduard Hermann Boese (; 26 August 1887 – 6 July 1958) was a German film director, screenwriter, and film producer, producer. He directed 158 films between 1917 and 1957.
Selected filmography
* ''Farmer Borchardt'' (1917)
* ''Donna Lucia ...
and starring
Gustav Rickelt,
Sophie Pagay
Sophie Berg Pagay (22 April 1860 – 23 January 1937) was an Austrian stage and film actress, born in Brünn, Austria-Hungary. She began acting as a child, and went to Berlin to perform on stage in 1887. She married actor Hans Pagay.
Selecte ...
, and
Ruth Weyher
Ruth Weyher (28 May 1901 – 27 January 1983) was a German film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 60 films between 1920 and 1930. She starred in the 1926 film ''Secrets of a Soul'', which was directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst.
Selected ...
. It was shot at the
National Studios in
Berlin
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. The film's sets were designed by the
art director Otto Moldenhauer. It was distributed by the German branch of
First National Pictures.
Cast
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1929 films
Films of the Weimar Republic
Films directed by Carl Boese
German silent feature films
German black-and-white films
Films about children
1929 drama films
German drama films
1920s German films
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