''The Grey House'' (German: ''Das graue Haus'') is a 1926 German silent

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directed by

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and starring Magda Sonja,

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and

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.Bock & Bergfelder p.262 It was shot at the Staaken Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfred Kunz.

Cast

* Magda Sonja as Maria *

as Hochstaplerin *

as Vater * Gretl Dupont as Die Spitzbübin *

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as Hochstapler *

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as Herzog *

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as Die Herzogin *

Gustav Adolf Semler Gustav Adolf Semler (14 March 1885 – 24 February 1968) was a German stage and film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 41 films between 1918 and 1929. Selected filmography * ''Alraune, die Henkerstochter, genannt die rote Hanne'' (1 ...

as Arzt *

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as Mutter *

Georg John Georg John (born Georg Jacobsohn; 23 July 1879 – 18 November 1941) was a German stage and film actor. Early life Georg Jacobsohn was born into a Jewish household in Schmiegel, Province of Posen, Imperial Germany. Career John began his c ...

as Der Henker *

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as Die Kranke

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1926 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Friedrich Feher German silent feature films German black-and-white films Films shot at Staaken Studios {{Germany-silent-film-stub