''Chronicles of the Gray House'' () is a 1925 German
silent historical
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drama film
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directed by
Arthur von Gerlach
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and starring
Paul Hartmann,
Rudolf Forster
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and
Lil Dagover
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.
It is also known as ''At the Grey House''. The narrative is set in the 17th century and follows the intrigues when the son of a feudal landowner falls in love with the daughter of one of the serfs, causing his younger brother to see an opportunity for himself. The screenplay by
Thea von Harbou
Thea Gabriele von Harbou (27 December 1888 – 1 July 1954) was a German screenwriter, novelist, film director, and actress. She is remembered as the screenwriter of the science fiction film classic ''Metropolis'' (1927) and for the 192 ...
is based on
Theodor Storm's novella ''A Chapter in the History of Grieshuus''.
Erich Pommer
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As producer, Erich Pommer was involved ...
produced the film for
Universum Film AG. Principal photography took place from May 1923 to November 1924 around the
Lüneburg Heath
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and
Neubabelsberg. The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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s
Robert Herlth
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Filmography
* ''Masks'' (1920)
* '' Island of the Dead'' (1921)
* ' ...
and
Walter Röhrig.
[Bock & Bergfelder p.194] The premiere took place in Berlin on 11 February 1925.
Cast
*
Arthur Kraußneck
Arthur Kraußneck (born Arthur Carl Gustav Müller; 1856–1941) was a German stage and film actor.
Selected filmography
* ''The Adventuress of Monte Carlo'' (1921)
* '' The Doomed'' (1924)
* '' My Leopold'' (1924)
* '' Chronicles of the Gray Ho ...
as Burgherr von Grieshuus
*
Paul Hartmann as Junker Hinrich
*
Rudolf Forster
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as Junker Detlev
*
Rudolf Rittner
Rudolf Rittner (30 June 1869 – 4 February 1943) was a German actor born in Weissbach, Moravia, famous for playing knight and folk hero Florian Geyer in Gerhart Hauptmann's drama of the same name. The well-known German painter Lovis Corinth por ...
as Owe Heiken
*
Lil Dagover
Lil Dagover (; born Marie Antonia Siegelinde Martha Seubert; 30 September 1887 – 23 January 1980) was a German actress whose film career spanned between 1913 and 1979. She was one of the most popular and recognized film actresses in the Weimar ...
as Bärbe
*
Gertrude Welcker
Gertrude Welcker (16 July 1896 – 1 August 1988) was a German stage and silent film actress. She appeared in 64 films between 1917 and 1925.
Biography
Gertrude Welcker was born in Dresden on 16 July 1896. Her father, who was editor-in-chief an ...
as Gesine
*
Gertrud Arnold
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People
*Gertrude (gi ...
as Matte
*
Hanspeter Peterhans
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as Enzio
*
Christian Bummerstedt
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as Christof
*
Josef Peterhans
Josef Thomas Peterhans (4 December 1882 – 3 February 1960) was a German stage and film actor.
Biography
Peterhans began his stage career in 1902, aged twenty. He began his film acting career with the film ' in 1916. Before acting in films he ...
as Bereiter
References
Bibliography
* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.
External links
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1925 films
Films based on German novels
Films based on works by Theodor Storm
Films of the Weimar Republic
Films set in the 17th century
German silent feature films
Films with screenplays by Thea von Harbou
Films produced by Erich Pommer
German black-and-white films
1920s historical drama films
German historical drama films
UFA GmbH films
Films shot at Babelsberg Studios
Silent drama films
1920s German films
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