''Chasing Fortune'' (german: Die Jagd nach dem Glück) is a 1930

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directed by Rochus Gliese and starring

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, Alexander Murski and Amy Wells. The film's

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was by Gliese himself along with . It was initially made as a

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, but was released with an added synchronised

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.Grange p. 337 It was filmed at the Grunewald Studios in

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and on location around La Ciotat in

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. The animator Lotte Reiniger assistant directed the film, overseeing the shadow puppet segments.

Cast

as Catherine * Alexander Murski as Marquant * Amy Wells as Jeanne, Marquants Tochter * Berthold Bartosch as Mario *

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* Hilde Körber *

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References

Bibliography

* Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008.

External links

* * 1930 films Films of the Weimar Republic 1930 drama films German drama films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Rochus Gliese Transitional sound drama films German black-and-white films 1930s German films Films shot in France Films with screenplays by Lotte Reiniger {{1930s-Germany-film-stub