''Queen of the Boulevards'' (German: ''Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen'') is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Paul Wegener,

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and Werner Fuetterer.Bock & Bergfelder p.155 It is based on the novel '' Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes'' by Honoré de Balzac. It was shot at the

Staaken Studios Staaken Studios was a film studio located in Staaken on the outskirts of the German capital Berlin. A large former zeppelin hangar, it was converted to film use following the First World War and operated during the Weimar Republic. In July 1923 it ...

in Berlin, and distributed by the Munich-based Bavaria Film.

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was by Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle.

Cast

* Paul Wegener as Collin / Marquis de Herrera *

as Renée * Werner Fuetterer as Lucien * Nien Soen Ling as Paccard * Kurt Gerron as Niccinger * Helen von Münchofen as Coralie * Eugen Burg as Grad-lieu * Elly Leffler *

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as Serizy

References

Bibliography

* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

* 1927 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Manfred Noa German silent feature films Films based on works by Honoré de Balzac Bavaria Film films 1927 drama films Silent German drama films German black-and-white films Films shot at Staaken Studios 1920s German films {{Germany-silent-film-stub