''Nelly, the Bride Without a Husband'' (german: Nelly, die Braut ohne Mann) is a 1924 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
Frederic Zelnik
Frederic Zelnik (born Friedrich Zelnik, 17 May 1885 – 29 November 1950) was an Austrian producer, director, and actor. He was one of the most important producers-directors of the German silent cinema. Zelnik achieved success through period oper ...
and starring
Lya Mara
Lya Mara (born Aleksandra Gudowicz; 1 August 1897 – 1 March 1960) was a Polish actress. She was one of the biggest stars of the German silent cinema.
Biography
Lya Mara was born Aleksandra Gudowicz in a Polish family in Riga, Governorate of ...
,
Erich Kaiser-Titz
Heinrich Felix Erich Kaiser-Titz (7 October 1875 – 22 November 1928) was a German stage and film actor.
Selected filmography
* ''Tales of Hoffmann'' (1916)
* '' His Coquettish Wife'' (1916)
* ''The Knitting Needles'' (1916)
* '' The Night Talk ...
and Else Berna.
The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...
Georg Meyer.
Cast
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Lya Mara
Lya Mara (born Aleksandra Gudowicz; 1 August 1897 – 1 March 1960) was a Polish actress. She was one of the biggest stars of the German silent cinema.
Biography
Lya Mara was born Aleksandra Gudowicz in a Polish family in Riga, Governorate of ...
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Erich Kaiser-Titz
Heinrich Felix Erich Kaiser-Titz (7 October 1875 – 22 November 1928) was a German stage and film actor.
Selected filmography
* ''Tales of Hoffmann'' (1916)
* '' His Coquettish Wife'' (1916)
* ''The Knitting Needles'' (1916)
* '' The Night Talk ...
*Else Berna
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Olga Engl
Olga Engl (30 May 1871 – 21 September 1946) was an Austrian-German stage and motion picture actress who appeared in nearly 200 films.
Biography
Engl was privately educated in an Ursuline monastery and began her acting career at the Prague Co ...
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Magnus Stifter
Magnus Stifter (23 January 1878 – 8 September 1943) was an Austrian stage and film actor. He appeared in 85 films between 1914 and 1941. He was born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria), and died in Vienna, Austria.
Selected filmograp ...
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Anton Pointner
Anton Pointner (8 December 1894 in Salzburg – 8 September 1949 in Hintersee) was an Austrian stage and film actor. Pointner's career began on the stages of Austria and performed in both silent and sound films in his native Austria, as well ...
References
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Films of the Weimar Republic
German silent feature films
Films directed by Frederic Zelnik
German black-and-white films
1924 comedy films
German comedy films
Silent comedy films
1920s German films
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