''Father Voss'' (German:''Vater Voss'') is a 1925
German
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silent comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Max Mack
Max Mack (1884–1973) was a German screenwriter, film producer and director during the silent era. He is particularly known for his 1913 film ''The Other''. He directed, and co-starred in, an early film adaptation of ''Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' in ...
and starring
Stewart Rome
Stewart Rome (born Septimus William Ryott; 30 January 1886 – 26 February 1965) was an English actor who appeared in more than 150 films between 1913 and 1950.
He was born in Newbury, Berkshire in 1886 and took the stage name of Stewart Rome ...
,
Mary Odette
Marie Odette Goimbault (10 August 1901 – 26 March 1987), known professionally as Mary Odette, was a French-born film actress.
Odette starred in a number of films made by Astra Films. After the slump of 1924 dramatically reduced the number o ...
and
Lotte Stein
Lotte Stein (1894–1982) was a German actress of the stage and screen. Of Jewish descent, she fled to the United States via Czechoslovakia and Portugal, and arrived at the Port of New York on board the S/S ''Mouzinho'' in June 1941.
Selected fi ...
. It was one of a number of popular comedies released by
UFA
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alongside its more prestigious
art film
An art film (or arthouse film) is typically an independent film, aimed at a niche market rather than a mass market audience. It is "intended to be a serious, artistic work, often experimental and not designed for mass appeal", "made primarily f ...
s.
[Kreimeier p.101] In common with German practice at the time, two British stars were imported to add international appeal.
The film's
art direction
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the visi ...
was by
Robert A. Dietrich
Robert A. Dietrich (28 March 1889 – 8 September 1947) was a German art director.Scheunemann p.277 He designed the sets for more than a hundred films during his career.
Selected filmography
* '' The Student of Prague'' (1913)
* '' The Path of De ...
.
Cast
*
Stewart Rome
Stewart Rome (born Septimus William Ryott; 30 January 1886 – 26 February 1965) was an English actor who appeared in more than 150 films between 1913 and 1950.
He was born in Newbury, Berkshire in 1886 and took the stage name of Stewart Rome ...
as William Voß
*
Mary Odette
Marie Odette Goimbault (10 August 1901 – 26 March 1987), known professionally as Mary Odette, was a French-born film actress.
Odette starred in a number of films made by Astra Films. After the slump of 1924 dramatically reduced the number o ...
as Gerti
*
Lotte Stein
Lotte Stein (1894–1982) was a German actress of the stage and screen. Of Jewish descent, she fled to the United States via Czechoslovakia and Portugal, and arrived at the Port of New York on board the S/S ''Mouzinho'' in June 1941.
Selected fi ...
as Mutter des William Voß
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Robert Garrison as Prosecutor
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Rudolf Esk as Prokurist
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Albert Paul
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Companies
* Albert (supermarket), a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic
* Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands
* Albert Market, a street market in The Gambia
* Albert Productions, a record label
* Albert C ...
as Senatspräsident
*
Hermann Picha
Hermann Picha (20 March 1865 – 7 June 1936) was a German stage and film actor. Picha was extremely prolific, appearing in over 300 short and feature films during the silent and early sound eras. Picha played a mixture of lead and supporting r ...
as Zuverlässiger Herr
*
Arthur Pusey
Arthur Pusey (July 1896 – 1965) was a British stage and film actor.
He was born in Watford, Hertfordshire, and died in London.
Selected filmography
* '' The Barton Mystery'' (1920)
* ''The Bachelor's Club'' (1921)
* '' The Other Person'' ...
as Robert
*
Otto Reinwald
Otto Reinwald (23 August 1899 – 1 July 1968) was a German film actor.Eisner p.350 The elder brother of the actresses Grete Reinwald and Hanni Reinwald, he made his screen debut in 1913 as a child actor. He later became a production manager, act ...
as Bob
*
Berthold Rose
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*Bertholdt Hoover, a fictional character in the anime/manga series '' Attack ...
as Blinder
*
F.W. Schröder-Schrom as Bankrier Holson
*
Franz Schönfeld Franz may refer to:
People
* Franz (given name)
* Franz (surname)
Places
* Franz (crater), a lunar crater
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* Franz Lake, in the state of Washington, United States – see ...
as Untersuchungsrichter
*
Jenny Steiner
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* Jenny (given name), a popular feminine name and list of real and fictional people
* Jenny (surname), a family name
Animals
* Jenny (donkey), a female donkey
* Jenny (gorilla), the oldest gorilla in captivity at the time of ...
as Frau von Welt
*
Aruth Wartan
Aruth Wartan (or ''Haruth Vartan'', hy, Հարութ Վարդան, 23 June 1880 – 14 April 1945) was a German film actor of Armenian origin who appeared in around ninety films during his career, generally in supporting roles.
Life and career
B ...
as Individuum
References
Bibliography
* Kreimeier, Klaus. ''The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918-1945''. University of California Press, 1999.
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1925 comedy films
Films of the Weimar Republic
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Films directed by Max Mack
UFA GmbH films
German black-and-white films
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1920s German films
1920s German-language films
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