''Marriage'' (german: Die Ehe) is a 1929 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

Eberhard Frowein Eberhard Frowein (1881–1964) was a German screenwriter and film director. He was also a director of the Comedia-Film production company.Hailey p.290 As a screenwriter he is noted for his work on the controversial 1941 Nazi film '' I Accuse''. ...

and starring

Lil Dagover Lil Dagover (; born Marie Antonia Siegelinde Martha Seubert; 30 September 1887 – 23 January 1980) was a German actress whose film career spanned between 1913 and 1979. She was one of the most popular and recognized film actresses in the Weimar ...

.Ginsberg & Mensch p. 312

Cast

In alphabetical order: *

Gustav Diessl Gustav Diessl (30 December 1899 – 20 March 1948) was an Austrian artist, and film and stage actor. Biography Diessl was born Gustav Karl Balthasar Diessl in Vienna. In 1916, he was an extra on different stages in Vienna but was soon recruited ...

Maria Matray Maria Matray (born Maria Charlotte Stern; 14 July 1907 – 30 October 1993) was a German screenwriter and film actress. Matray became a star of late Weimar cinema. Biography Following the Nazi takeover in 1933, Matray, who was Jewish, went into ...

Livio Pavanelli Livio Cesare Pavanelli (7 September 1881 – 29 April 1958) was an Italian film actor. Pavanelli was born in Copparo, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy and died in Rome in 1958 at age 76. Selected filmography * ''Mariute'' (1918) *'' Fabiola'' (1 ...

* Daisy Spies *

Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur (6 March 1886 – 13 May 1960) was a German film actor. Early life Stahl-Nachbaur was born in Munich, Germany and died at age 74 in Berlin. Selected filmography * ''Das Geschlecht der Schelme. 1. Teil'' (1917) * ''Das v ...

Antonie Strassmann Antonie Strassmann (1901–1952) was a German stage actress and aviator. She emigrated to the United States and worked as an aviation consultant prior to World War II. Early years Strassmann was born in Berlin, Germany, in 1901 to Paul and ...

Max Terpis Max Terpis, real name ''Max Pfister'', also ''Max Pfister-Terpis'', (1 March 1889 in Zürich – 18 March 1958 in Zollikon) was a Swiss dancer, choreographer, director and psychologist. Publications * ''Tanz und Tänzer'' (1946) Filmography ...

Hertha von Walther Hertha von Walther (born Hertha Stern und Walter von Monbary, 12 June 1903 – 12 April 1987) was a German film actress. She appeared in 80 films between 1921 and 1983. Biography Hertha von Walther was born Hertha Stern und Walther von Monb ...

Hanna Waag Hanna Waag (1904–1995) was a German film actress.Prawer p.213 Amongst her performances were playing Queen Victoria in the 1933 film ''Waltz War'' and the title role in ''Lady Windermere's Fan'' in 1935. Of Jewish heritage, in 1937 she went into ...

References

Bibliography

* Ginsberg, Terri & Mensch, Andrea (ed.) ''A Companion to German Cinema''. John Wiley & Sons, 2012.

External links

* 1929 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Eberhard Frowein German black-and-white films Films based on non-fiction books 1920s German films Films scored by Artur Guttmann {{1920s-Germany-film-stub