''Hands Up, Eddy Polo'' (German: ''Hände hoch, hier Eddy Polo'') is a 1928 German silent

action film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...

directed by

Léo Lasko Léo Lasko (1885–1949) was a German screenwriter and film director of the silent and early sound eras. As Lasko was of Jewish descent he was classified as a "non- Aryan" by the Nazis. Following their 1933 takeover he was banned from film work ...

and starring Eddie Polo,

Ernst Reicher Ernst Reicher (19 September 1885 – 1 May 1936) was a German-Jewish actor, screenwriter, film producer and film director of the silent era. Biography His father was the actor Emanuel Reicher, born in Galicia, then part of the Kingdom of ...

and

Otz Tollen Otz Tollen (9 April 1882 – 19 July 1965) was a German actor and film director. Born in Berlin, he made his film debut in the 1912 Joe May directed film ''In der Tiefe des Schachtes''. His last film role was an appearance in the 1960 Nadja Tille ...

.Krautz p.115 The film's sets were designed by the

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Karl Görge.

Cast

* Eddie Polo as Eddy Polo * Steffi Lorée as Kleine Assistentin Steffi *

as Kommissar Grant *

as Lord Winshope * Ogima Barcelona as Gutsverwalter *

Corry Bell Corry may refer to: Places * Corry, County Westmeath, a townland in Rathaspick civil parish, barony of Moygoish, County Westmeath, Ireland *Lough Corry, a lake in Ireland * Corry, Highland, the location of a pier in Broadford, Scotland *Corry, Mi ...

as Lady Winshope * Hannelore Benzinger as Russenmarie * Fritz Genschow as Russenphilipp *

Alexandra Schmitt Alexandra () is the feminine form of the given name Alexander (, ). Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; GEN , ; meaning 'man'). Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "prot ...

as Mutter

References

Bibliography

* Alfred Krautz. ''International directory of cinematographers, set- and costume designers in film, Volume 4''. Saur, 1984.

External links

* 1928 films 1920s action films German action films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Léo Lasko German black-and-white films 1920s German films {{Germany-silent-film-stub