''Rich, Young and Beautiful'' (

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) ** Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...

title: ''Dorine und der Zufall'') is a 1928 Austrian

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, 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) ...

directed by

Fritz Freisler Fritz Freisler (1881–1955) was an Austrian screenwriter and film director of the silent era.von Dassanowsky p.72 Selected filmography * '' The Other I'' (1918) * '' Love Story'' (1925) * '' Her Highness Dances the Waltz'' (1926) * '' The Ars ...

and starring Fay Marbe,

Ernő Verebes Ernő Verebes (born Ernst Weiss, December 6, 1902 – June 13, 1971) was a Hungarian-American actor who began his career in Hungarian silent films in 1915. During his film career he worked and lived in Hungary, Germany and in the United States. ...

and

Igo Sym Karol Juliusz "Igo" Sym (3 July 1896 – 7 March 1941) was a actor and collaboration, collaborator with Nazi Germany. He was killed in Warsaw by members of the Polish resistance movement in World War II, Polish resistance movement. Early career ...

.Bock & Bergfelder p.260 It was made by Austria's leading film studio

Sascha-Film Sascha-Film, in full Sascha-Filmindustrie AG and from 1933 Tobis-Sascha-Filmindustrie AG, was the largest Austrian film production company of the silent film and early sound film period. History The business was established in 1910 by Alexande ...

. In 1929 the film was released in Britain by Ideal Films. The film's sets were designed by the art director

Hans Ledersteger Hans Ledersteger (1898–1971) was an Austrian art director who worked for many years in the German film industry. While mainly employed in Germany, he occasionally also worked in other countries such as Italy and his native Austria including on ...

Cast

* Fay Marbe as Dorine, ein Mädchen aus dem Dollarlande *

as Emanuel, ein Mathematiker *

as Robert, ein junger Kaufmann *

Hans Thimig Hans Emil Thimig, pseudonym: Hans Werner (23 July 1900 in Vienna – 17 February 1991, also in Vienna) was an Austrian actor, film director, and stage director. Life The youngest son of the Burgtheater actor Hugo Thimig and Franziska "Fanny" ...

as Paul * Richard Waldemar

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1928 films Films directed by Fritz Freisler Austrian silent feature films Austrian black-and-white films {{silent-film-stub