''Love on Skis'' (german: Amor auf Ski) is a 1928 German silent

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Rolf Randolf Rolf Randolf (born Rudolf Zanbauer; 15 January 1878 – 29 June 1941) was an Austrian actor, film producer and director. Selected filmography Director * ''Das Geheimnis der Santa Margherita'' (1921) * ''Wallenstein'' (1925) * '' What the Stones ...

and starring

Harry Liedtke Harry Liedtke (12 October 1882 – 28 April 1945) was a German film actor. Early life Liedtke was born in Königsberg, East Prussia to a merchant as the seventh out of 12 children. After the death of his father in 1896, he grew up in an orphanage ...

, Rita Roberts and

Georg Henrich Georg Henrich (9 September 1878 – 30 March 1934) was a German stage and film actor.Grange p.202 Selected filmography * '' The Fountain of Madness'' (1921) * ''The Way to the Light'' (1923) * ''Girls You Don't Marry'' (1924) * '' The Shot in the ...

.Bono p. 299 It was shot at the

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and on location in the

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Ludwig Reiber Ludwig Reiber (1904–1979) was a German art director.Capua p.159 The veteran Reiber worked on film and television set design from the silent era to the early 1970s. He was employed by the Munich-based Bavaria Film at the Emelka Studios. He worked ...

Cast

as Erbprinz Heinrich von Altenberg-Gauda * Rita Roberts as Prinzessin Bettina *

as Dr. Brinkamm * Christa Tordy as Elli, seine Tochter *

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 Rosalinde, seine Schwester *

Willi Forst Willi Forst, born Wilhelm Anton Frohs (7 April 1903 – 11 August 1980) was an Austrian actor, screenwriter, film director, film producer and singer. As a debonair actor he was a darling of the German-speaking film audiences, as a director, one o ...

as Paul Grumbach, Ellis Vetter *

Franz Loskarn Franz Loskarn (3 May 1890 – 22 April 1978) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * '' Behind Monastery Walls'' (1928) * '' Almenrausch and Edelweiss'' (1928) * '' Love on Skis'' (1928) * ''Restless Hearts'' (1928) * '' Tracks in the Sno ...

as Huber Sepp, Bergführer * Sylvester Bauriedl as Moritz Bolle, Molkereibesitzer *

Elisabeth Pinajeff Elisabeth Pinajeff (born Elizabeta Sergeyevna Pinayeva; russian: Елизавета Сергеевна Пинаева, 17 April 1900 – 31 December 1995) was a Russian-German actress.Prawer p.87 Selected filmography * ''Count Cohn'' (1923) * '' ...

as Ida, Ellis Freundin *

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as Graf von Golz

References

Bibliography

* Francesco Bono. ''Willi Forst: ein filmkritisches Porträt''. 2010.

External links

* 1928 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Rolf Randolf Skiing films German black-and-white films 1928 comedy films Films set in the Alps Phoebus Film films Silent German comedy films 1920s German films Films shot at Bavaria Studios {{1920s-silent-comedy-film-stub