''The Mistress of the Governor'' (German: ''Die Geliebte des Gouverneurs'') is a 1927 German silent

historical History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...

drama film directed by Friedrich Feher and starring

Magda Sonja Magda Sonja (born Věnceslava Johana Veselá; 23 May 1886 – 20 August 1974) was an Austrian-American actress. She appeared in 42 films between 1917 and 1936, although she is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Mata Hari in '' Mata Hari: Th ...

, Fritz Kortner and Otto Wallburg.Bock & Bergfelder p.257 It was shot at the

Staaken Studios Staaken Studios was a film studio located in Staaken on the outskirts of the German capital Berlin. A large former zeppelin hangar, it was converted to film use following the First World War and operated during the Weimar Republic. In July 1923 it ...

in Berlin. The film's

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was by Max Knaake.

Cast

as Die Hofdame / Kammerfrau * Fritz Kortner as Zarewitsch Alexander / Gouverneurs Sohn * Otto Wallburg as Der Zar * Alexander Murski as Ministerpräsident * Robert Garrison as Variétébesitzer *

Aribert Wäscher Aribert Wäscher (1 December 1895 – 14 December 1961) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * '' The Black Tulip Festival'' (1920) * ''The Graveyard of the Living'' (1921) * ''Slums of Berlin'' (1925) * ''The Hanseatics'' (1925) * '' T ...

* Eberhard Leithoff as Abgeordneter der Bauernpartei * Hedwig Wangel as Die Zarin / Gouverneurs Gattin * Wolfgang Zilzer as Husarenoffizier * Werner Pittschau as Adjutant des Zarewitsch / Adjutant des Sohnes * Heinrich Witte as Adjutants Sekretär * Paul Rehkopf * Esther Korten as Variétébesitzers Sekretärin * Julius Brandt as Hofarzt * Elza Temary as Abgeordneters Frau

References

Bibliography

* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

* 1927 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Friedrich Feher German silent feature films National Film films German black-and-white films Films shot at Staaken Studios 1927 drama films German drama films 1920s historical films German historical films 1920s German films {{Germany-silent-film-stub