''Derby'' (German: ''Derby. Ein Ausschnitt aus der Welt des Trabersports'') is a 1926 German silent

sports film A sports film is a film genre in which any particular sport plays a prominent role in the film's plot or acts as its central theme. It is a production in which a sport, sporting event, athlete (and their sport), or follower of sport (and the s ...

directed by

Max Reichmann Max Reichmann (1884-1958) was a German film director active during the silent and early sound eras. Before making his own films, Reichmann worked as an assistant director on several E.A. Dupont productions. After graduating to directing, he dire ...

and starring

Barbara von Annenkoff Barbara von Annenkoff (13 February 1900 – 30 November 1979) was a Russian-born German stage and film actress. Selected filmography * ''Op Hoop van Zegen'' (1924) * '' Wood Love'' (1925) * '' Den of Iniquity'' (1925) * '' One Minute to Twelve'' ...

, Henry Stuart and

Grete Mosheim Margarete Emma Dorothea "Grete" Mosheim (8 January 1905 – 29 December 1986) was a German film, theatre, and television actress. Early life Mosheim was born in Berlin, Germany on 8 January 1905, the daughter of a Jewish man, Markus Mosheim (18 ...

.Bock & Lenssen p.177 The film's sets were designed by

Erich Zander Erich Zander (11 April 1905 – 15 April 1991) was a German field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he was a member of the German field hockey team, which won the bronze medal ...

. It was based on a novel of the same title by Ernst Klein.

Cast

as Kitty Roy * Henry Stuart as Baron von Reiffenberg * Alexandra Nalder as Liesel, seine Tochter *

Otto Wallburg Otto Wallburg (21 February 1889 – 29 October 1944) was a German actor and Kabarett performer. He was a prolific film actor during the late silent and early sound era. Wallburg was born Otto Maximilian Wasserzug in Berlin, the son of a Jewis ...

as Emil Henschke, Fleischwaren en gros *

as Edith, seine Tochter * Franz Lingner as Arpad Varady *

Gerd Fricke Gerd or GERD may refer to: * Gerd (given name), a list of people with the given name or nickname * Gerd (moon), a moon of Saturn * Gerd Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica * Gastroesophageal reflux disease, a chronic symptom of mucosal damage ...

as Alf Winkfield *

Robert Leffler Robert Leffler (9 January 1866 – 15 March 1940) was a German actor, film director and opera singer (bass). Selected filmography * '' The Haunted Castle'' (1921) * ''The Fear of Women'' (1921) * '' Rose of the Asphalt Streets'' (1922) * ''A D ...

as Claren *

Max Nosseck Max Nosseck (19 September 1902 – 29 September 1972) was a German film director, actor and screenwriter. Biography Nosseck was born in Nakel, then in Prussia, but now in Poland. Nosseck established himself as a director in the German Film Indust ...

References

Bibliography

* Hans-Michael Bock & Claudia Lenssen. ''Joe May: Regisseur und Produzent. 1991.

External links

* 1926 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Max Reichmann Films based on Austrian novels German horse racing films Films produced by Joe May German black-and-white films Phoebus Film films 1920s sports films German sports films 1920s German films 1920s German-language films {{Germany-silent-film-stub