''The Flames Lie'' (German: ''Die Flammen lügen'') is a 1926 German silent

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directed by

Carl Froelich Carl August Hugo Froelich (5 September 1875 – 12 February 1953) was a German film pioneer and film director. He was born and died in Berlin. Biography Apparatus builder and cameraman From 1903 Froelich was a colleague of Oskar Messter, one of ...

and starring

Hans Adalbert Schlettow Hans Adalbert Schlettow (11 June 1888 – 30 April 1945) was a German film actor. Schlettow appeared in around a hundred and sixty films during his career, the majority during the silent era. Among his best-known film roles was ''Hagen von Tronje' ...

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and

Henny Porten Frieda Ulricke "Henny" Porten (7 January 1890 – 15 October 1960) was a German actress and film producer of the silent era, and Germany's first major film star. She appeared in more than 170 films between 1906 and 1955. Biography Frieda Ulrick ...

.Grange p.239 It was shot at the

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. The film's sets were designed by

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. It was made by

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and released under the

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agreement.

Cast

as Konrad Birkinger *

as Doritt Lenee, seine Freundin *

as Gertrud von Gehr *

Paul Bildt Paul Hermann Bildt (19 May 1885 – 13 March 1957) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1910 and 1956. He was born and died in Berlin, Germany. Selected filmography * ''Devil in Silk'' (1956) * ''Ich suche Di ...

as Erwin von Gehr, Gertruds Vater *

Gerd Briese Gerd Briese (25 December 1897 – August 1957) was a German stage and film actor. Briese's film career began in 1924, and he late worked as a stage actor and director. He was killed in a traffic accident in Berlin in 1957, aged 59. Selected fil ...

as Hermann von Gehr, Gertruds Bruder *

Grete Mosheim Margarete Emma Dorothea "Grete" Mosheim (8 January 1905 – 29 December 1986) was a German film, theatre, and television actress. Early life Mosheim was born in Berlin, Germany on 8 January 1905, the daughter of a Jewish man, Markus Mosheim (18 ...

as Anne von Berke *

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as Arken, Birkingers Privatsekretär *

Hubert von Meyerinck Hubert "Hubsi" von Meyerinck (23 August 1896 – 13 May 1971) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 280 films between 1921 and 1970. Biography Meyerinck was born in Potsdam, Brandenburg, the son of Friedrich von Meyerinck (1858� ...

as Ein Liebhaber *

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References

Bibliography

* Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008.

External links

* 1926 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Carl Froelich 1926 drama films German drama films German black-and-white films UFA GmbH films Silent drama films Films shot at Staaken Studios 1920s German films {{Germany-silent-film-stub