''The Catwalk'' (german: Der Katzensteg) is a 1927
German
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silent drama film
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directed by
Gerhard Lamprecht
Gerhard Lamprecht (6 October 1897 – 4 May 1974) was a German film director, screenwriter and film historian. He directed 63 films between 1920 and 1958. He also wrote for 26 films between 1918 and 1958.
Life and career
Lamprecht was fasci ...
and starring
Lissy Arna
Lissy Arna (born Elisabeth Arndt, 20 December 1900 – 22 January 1964) was a German film actress. She appeared in 63 films between 1918 and 1962. She starred in the 1931 film '' The Squeaker'', which was directed by Martin Frič and Karel L ...
,
Jack Trevor
Anthony Cedric Sebastian Steane (14 December 1893 – 19 December 1976), known by the stage name Jack Trevor, was a British film actor of the silent and early sound era. Based in Weimar (and later Nazi) Germany, he acted in 67 films between ...
, and
Andreas Behrens-Klausen
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. It was based on the 1890 novel of
the same title by
Hermann Sudermann
Hermann Sudermann (30 September 1857 – 21 November 1928) was a German dramatist and novelist.
Life
Early career
Sudermann was born at Matzicken, a village to the east of Heydekrug in the Province of Prussia (now Macikai and Šilutė, i ...
. The film premiered at the
Capital am Zoo
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in
Berlin
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.
Art direction was by
Otto Moldenhauer
Otto Moldenhauer (30 August 1882 – 27 April 1969) was a German art director. He worked frequently on the director Gerhard Lamprecht's films.
Selected filmography
* ''Prince Cuckoo'' (1919)
* ''The Graveyard of the Living'' (1921)
* '' The Bud ...
.
Cast
References
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1928 films
1920s historical drama films
German historical drama films
Films of the Weimar Republic
German silent feature films
Films directed by Gerhard Lamprecht
Films based on German novels
Films based on works by Hermann Sudermann
Films set in Prussia
Napoleonic Wars films
National Film films
German black-and-white films
1928 drama films
Silent drama films
1920s German films
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