''Put to the Test'' (German: ''Auf Probe gestellt'') is a 1918 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 Rudolf Biebrach and starring Henny Porten,

Heinrich Schroth Heinrich August Franz Schroth (23 March 1871 – 14 January 1945) was a German stage and film actor. Career Schroth was born in Pirmasens, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He made his acting debut at the Sigmaringen Royal Theatre in 1890. In 1894 h ...

and Reinhold Schünzel.Jung & Schatzberg p.202 The film's sets were designed by the art director

Ludwig Kainer Ludwig Kainer (28 June 1885 – 25 April 1967) was a German graphic artist, draftsman, painter, illustrator, film architect and costume designer. Early life Kainer was born in Munich. He studied medicine before turning to art. During a sta ...

Cast

* Henny Porten as Gräfin Marlene von Steinitz *

as Graf von Steinitz, Marlenes Schwager * Reinhold Schünzel as Reichsgraf Adolar von Warowingen *

Hermann Thimig Hermann Thimig (3 October 1890 – 7 July 1982) was an Austrian stage and film actor. He appeared in 102 films between 1916 and 1967. Biography Thimig came from a famous family of actors. His father, Hugo Thimig, was an actor, director and ...

as Frank Merwin, Maler * Rudolf Biebrach as Haushofmeister *

Kurt Vespermann Kurt Vespermann (1 May 1887 – 13 July 1957) was a German stage and film actor. Career Vespermann was born into an actor's family in Culmsee, West Prussia, Imperial Germany today Chełmża, Poland. Already his great-grandparents were ac ...

Kurt Ehrle Kurt Ehrle (26 May 1884 – 17 April 1967) was a German stage and film actor.Parrill p.359 Selected filmography * '' Put to the Test'' (1918) * '' Agnes Arnau and Her Three Suitors'' (1918) * ''Baccarat'' (1919) * '' Satan'' (1920) * ''The Woman ...

References

Bibliography

* Jung, Uli & Schatzberg, Walter. ''Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene''. Berghahn Books, 1999.

External links

* 1918 films Films of the German Empire German silent feature films Films directed by Rudolf Biebrach German comedy films 1918 comedy films UFA GmbH films German black-and-white films Silent comedy films 1910s German films {{1910s-Germany-film-stub