''Heads Up, Charley'' (German: ''Kopf hoch, Charly!'') is a 1927

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silent

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directed by Willi Wolff and starring Ellen Richter,

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, and Michael Bohnen.

Marlene Dietrich Marie Magdalene "Marlene" DietrichBorn as Maria Magdalena, not Marie Magdalene, according to Dietrich's biography by her daughter, Maria Riva ; however, Dietrich's biography by Charlotte Chandler cites "Marie Magdalene" as her birth name . (, ; ...

appears in a supporting role.

Production

The film is based on a novel by Ludwig Wolff with location shooting done in

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and

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. Other scenes were shot at

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's EFA Studios. The film premiered on 18 March 1927 at the UFA-Theatre

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in Berlin and was a box office success. Richter's heirs later agreed to withhold the film from exhibition during Dietrich's lifetime.Bach p.542

Cast

* Ellen Richter as Charlotte Ditmar *

as Frank Ditmar * Michael Bohnen as John Jacob Bunjes *

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as Harry Mosenheim *

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as Margie Quinn * George De Carlton as Rufus Quinn *

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as Marquis d'Ormesson * Robert Scholz as Herzog von Sanzedilla *

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as Prince Platonoff *

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as Fr. Zangenberg *

as Edmée Marchand *

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as Näherin *

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as Bunjes' Diener

References

Bibliography

* Bach, Steven. ''Marlene Dietrich: Life and Legend''. University of Minnesota Press, 2011. * Ryan, David Stuart. ''The Blue Angel - The Life and Films of Marlene Dietrich''. Kozmik Press, 2010.

External links

* 1927 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Willi Wolff Films based on German novels 1927 comedy films UFA GmbH films German black-and-white films Silent German comedy films 1920s German films {{1920s-Germany-silent-comedy-film-stub