''Looping the Loop'' (German: ''Die Todesschleife'') is a 1928
German
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**Ge ...
silent thriller film
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directed by
Arthur Robison
Arthur Robison (June 25, 1883 – October 20, 1935) was a German film director and screenwriter of the silent era. He directed 20 films between 1916 and 1935.
Selected filmography
* '' A Night of Horror'' (1916)
* '' What Belongs to Darkne ...
and starring
Werner Krauss
Werner Johannes Krauss (''Krauß'' in German; 23 June 1884 – 20 October 1959) was a German stage and film actor. Krauss dominated the German stage of the early 20th century. However, his participation in the antisemitic propaganda film ''Jud S ...
,
Jenny Jugo
Jenny Jugo (born Eugenie Walter; 14 June 1905 – 30 September 2001) was an Austrian actress. She appeared in more than fifty films between 1925 and 1950.
Biography
Jenny Jugo was born Eugenie Walter on 14 June 1905, the daughter of a factory ...
and
Warwick Ward.
[Bock & Bergfelder p.228] The film was produced by
UFA
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. It was shot at the
Babelsberg Studios
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in
Berlin
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and
on location in
London
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. The film's sets were designed by the
art directors
Robert Herlth
Robert Herlth (2 May 1893 – 6 January 1962) was a German art director. He was one of the leading designers of German film sets during the 1920s and 1930s.Reimer & Reimer p.146
Filmography
* ''Masks'' (1920)
* '' Island of the Dead'' (1921)
* ...
and
Walter Röhrig
Walter Röhrig (13 April 1897 – 1945) was a German art director.Stephens p.163
Selected filmography
* '' The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'' (1920)
* ''Masks'' (1920)
* ''Parisian Women'' (1921)
* '' Island of the Dead'' (1921)
* ''Miss Julie'' (192 ...
. As with UFA's ''
Variety
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* ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont
* ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...
'',
Paramount Pictures handled the film's American distribution as part of the
Parufamet agreement.
Cast
*
Werner Krauss
Werner Johannes Krauss (''Krauß'' in German; 23 June 1884 – 20 October 1959) was a German stage and film actor. Krauss dominated the German stage of the early 20th century. However, his participation in the antisemitic propaganda film ''Jud S ...
as Botto, ein berühmter Clown
*
Jenny Jugo
Jenny Jugo (born Eugenie Walter; 14 June 1905 – 30 September 2001) was an Austrian actress. She appeared in more than fifty films between 1925 and 1950.
Biography
Jenny Jugo was born Eugenie Walter on 14 June 1905, the daughter of a factory ...
as Blanche Valette
*
Warwick Ward as Andre Melton, Artist
*
Gina Manès
Gina Manès (born Blanche Moulin; 7 April 1893 – 6 September 1989) was a French film actress and a major star of French silent cinema. After an early appearance in a Louis Feuillade film, she had significant roles in films of Germaine Dulac and ...
as Hanna, Kunstschützin
*
Sig Arno
Sig Arno (born Siegfried Aron, 27 December 1895 – 17 August 1975) was a German-Jewish film actor who appeared in such films as '' Pardon My Sarong'' and '' The Mummy's Hand''. He may be best remembered from '' The Palm Beach Story'' (1942) as T ...
as Sigi, Hannas Partner
*
Max Gülstorff
Max Walter Gülstorff (23 March 1882 – 6 February 1947) was a German actor and stage director.
Biography
Gülstorff was born in Tilsit, East Prussia. He first appeared in 1900 at the Rudolstadt municipal Theater and moved to Cottbus in 1908. ...
as Blanches Verwandter
*
Lydia Potechina
Lydia Potechina (5 September 1883 – 30 April 1934) was a Russian actress. She emigrated to Germany in 1918. She was married to the Russian-German film producer Max Pfeiffer.
Selected filmography
*''Destiny'' (1921)
* '' The Conspiracy in Genoa ...
as Blanches Verwandte
*
Gyula Szőreghy
Gyula Szőreghy (30 November 1887 – 22 December 1942) was a Hungarian film actor.
Szőreghy was born in Algyo, Austria-Hungary (now, Hungary) and died in 1942 in Budapest. He was also credited as Julius von Szöreghy.
Selected filmography
* ...
as Ein Agent
*
Harry Grunwald
References
Bibliography
* Bergfelder, Tim & Bock, Hans-Michael. ''The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopedia of German. Berghahn Books, 2009.
* St. Pierre, Paul Matthew. ''E.A. Dupont and his Contribution to British Film: Varieté, Moulin Rouge, Piccadilly, Atlantic, Two Worlds, Cape Forlorn''. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2010.
External links
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1928 films
Films of the Weimar Republic
German silent feature films
German thriller films
Films directed by Arthur Robison
Circus films
UFA GmbH films
Paramount Pictures films
German black-and-white films
1920s thriller films
Silent thriller films
1920s German films
Films shot in London
Films shot at Babelsberg Studios
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