''Hotel Rats'' (german: Hotelratten) is a 1927 German

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when ...

directed by

Jaap Speyer Jaap Speyer (1891–1952) was a Dutch film director. He was married to the German actress Mia Pankau. Selected filmography * ''Hedda's Revenge'' (1919) * ''Entblätterte Blüten'' (1920) * ''Colombine (film), Colombine'' (1920) * ''Die rote Nach ...

and starring Nils Asther,

Ellen Kürti Ellen Kürti (Born Erzsébet Kürthy) was a Hungarian-born film actress known for her roles in German cinema.Schildgen p.33 Selected filmography * '' The Wheels of Destiny'' (1923) * ''Girls You Don't Marry'' (1924) * ''Slaves of Love'' (1924) * ...

, and

Mia Pankau Mia Pankau (1891–1974) was a German film actress.Grange p.148 She was married to the director Jaap Speyer, who directed her in a number of films during the silent era. Selected filmography * '' Hedda's Revenge'' (1919) * '' Lilli'' (1919) * '' ...

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* 1927 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Jaap Speyer German black-and-white films {{Germany-silent-film-stub