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directed by Hans Otto and starring

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and

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.Grange p.184

Cast

* S. Polonsky as Prof. Holstein *

as Thea Holstein *

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as Baron von Norden *

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as Baronin von Norden *

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as Dr. Fritz Röller *

as Diener *

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as Baronin Elsa Bassian *

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as Möller *

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as Prof. Heinrich *

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as Heinrichs Frau *

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as Manon * Theodor Pištěk as Kwiatkowski *

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as Jirí Brodský *

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as Ferry *

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as Manons Tante *

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as Kellner *

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as Kind / Tänzerin

References

Bibliography

* Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008.

External links

* 1924 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Hans Otto German silent feature films Czech silent films UFA GmbH films German black-and-white films 1924 comedy films Czech comedy films German comedy films Silent comedy films 1920s German films {{1920s-CzechRepublic-film-stub