''The Fifth Street'' (german: Die fünfte Straße) is a 1923 German
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
Martin Hartwig Martin may refer to:
Places
* Martin City (disambiguation)
* Martin County (disambiguation)
* Martin Township (disambiguation)
Antarctica
* Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land
* Port Martin, Adelie Land
* Point Martin, South Orkney Islands
Austral ...
and starring
Lucy Doraine
Lucy Doraine (born Ilona Kovács; 22 May 1898 – 14 October 1989) was a Hungarian film actress of the silent era. Born as Ilona Kovács in Budapest, she appeared in more than 20 films between 1918 and 1931. She was married to film director ...
,
Ernst Hofmann
Ernst Karl Heinrich Hofmann (7 December 1880 – 27 April 1945) was a German stage and film actor.
Selected filmography
* '' The White Roses'' (1916)
* '' Dr. Hart's Diary'' (1917)
* '' Countess Kitchenmaid'' (1918)
* '' Ikarus, the Flying Man ...
and
Willy Kaiser-Heyl
Willy Kaiser-Heyl (4 August 1876 – 2 December 1953) was a German film actor. He appeared in 92 films between 1919 and 1952. He was born in Frankfurt, Germany and died in Berlin.
Selected filmography
* ''The Tragedy of a Great'' (1920)
* ...
.
[Bock & Bergfelder p. 453] It was screened at the
Marmorhaus
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in
Berlin
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.
The film's sets were designed by the
art director Alfred Columbus.
Cast
*
Lucy Doraine
Lucy Doraine (born Ilona Kovács; 22 May 1898 – 14 October 1989) was a Hungarian film actress of the silent era. Born as Ilona Kovács in Budapest, she appeared in more than 20 films between 1918 and 1931. She was married to film director ...
*
Ernst Hofmann
Ernst Karl Heinrich Hofmann (7 December 1880 – 27 April 1945) was a German stage and film actor.
Selected filmography
* '' The White Roses'' (1916)
* '' Dr. Hart's Diary'' (1917)
* '' Countess Kitchenmaid'' (1918)
* '' Ikarus, the Flying Man ...
*
Willy Kaiser-Heyl
Willy Kaiser-Heyl (4 August 1876 – 2 December 1953) was a German film actor. He appeared in 92 films between 1919 and 1952. He was born in Frankfurt, Germany and died in Berlin.
Selected filmography
* ''The Tragedy of a Great'' (1920)
* ...
*
Erna Pabst
*
Heinz Salfner
*
Robert Scholz
Robert Scholz (23 April 1886 – 10 October 1927) was a German film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 76 films between 1919 and 1928. He was born in Germany and died in Berlin.
Selected filmography
* ''A Drive into the Blue'' (1919) ...
References
Bibliography
* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.
External links
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1923 films
Films of the Weimar Republic
German silent feature films
Films directed by Martin Hartwig
German black-and-white films
1920s German films
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