''German Women - German Faithfulness'' (German: ''Deutsche Frauen - Deutsche Treue'') is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by

Wolfgang Neff Wolfgang Neff (8 September 1875 – after November 1936) was an Austrian film director. He directed 50 films between 1920 and 1930. He was born in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic). Selected filmography * ''Nat Pinkert ...

and starring

Eugen Neufeld Eugen Neufeld (6 December 1882 in Göding – 18 October 1950 in Vienna) was an Austrian-Jewish film actor. He was the older brother of actor and director Max Neufeld. Siegbert Salomon Prawer, ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German a ...

, Philipp Manning and

Helga Thomas Helga Amalia Thomas (8 July 1891 – 6 July 1988) was a Swedish film actress. Thomas was born in Skog parish in Västernorrland County. She had a career in German film during the silent era, between 1923 and 1930. She died in Stockholm in 1988, ...

.Loveless, 2005, p. 205 Its title is taken from the second verse of the

German national anthem The "" (; "Song of Germany"), officially titled "" (; "The Song of the Germans"), has been the national anthem of Germany either wholly or in part since 1922, except for a seven-year gap following World War II in West Germany. In East German ...

. The film's sets were designed by

Artur Günther Artur Günther (1893–1972) was a German art director.Giesen p.202 He designed the sets for more than a hundred films during a lengthy career. Selected filmography * '' When the Dead Speak'' (1917) * '' Ikarus, the Flying Man'' (1918) * ''Alraun ...

Cast

as Oberst Wolfram * Philipp Manning as Major Stürmer *

as Gisela, seine Tochter * Hermine Sterler as Regine Vollrath *

Carl Walther Meyer Carl Walther Meyer was a German stage and film actor and film editor. Meyer appeared in more than fifty productions during the silent and early sound eras.Giesen & Hobsch p.66 Selected filmography * '' Women Who Fall by the Wayside'' (1925) * '' ...

as Leutnant Günther Vollrath, ihr Sohn * Geza L. Weiss as Emil, sein Bursche * Sophie Pagay as Marie, Haushälterin bei Regine * Fritz Kampers as Max Hühnerbein, Musketier * Hermann Picha as Heinrich Taube, Gastwirt * Lydia Potechina as Frau Taube *

Gottfried Hagedorn Gottfried is a masculine German given name. It is derived from the Old High German name , recorded since the 7th century. The name is composed of the elements (conflated from the etyma for 'God' and 'good', and possibly further conflated with ) a ...

as Ein deutscher Stabsarzt *

Ferdinand von Alten Ferdinand is a Germanic name composed of the elements "protection", "peace" (PIE "to love, to make peace") or alternatively "journey, travel", Proto-Germanic , abstract noun from root "to fare, travel" (PIE , "to lead, pass over"), and "co ...

as Vaughan, französischer Stabsarzt * Adele Sandrock as Madame Viard *

Solveig Hedengran Solveig Hedengran (26 April 1910 – 29 April 1956) was a Swedish stage and film actress. She appeared in about 30 films between 1919 and 1956. Selected filmography * '' Synnöve Solbakken'' (1919) * ''German Women - German Faithfulness'' (1 ...

as Marcelle, ihre Enkelin

References

Bibliography

* Michael A. Loveless, ''Weimar Cinema: A Memorial to the Great War''. 2005. Proquest,

External links

* 1927 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Wolfgang Neff 1927 drama films German black-and-white films Silent German drama films 1920s German films 1920s German-language films {{Germany-silent-film-stub