''The Gypsy Chief'' (German: ''Der Zigeunerprimas'') is a 1929

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directed by Carl Wilhelm and starring

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and Fritz Schulz. It is an adaptation of the 1912 operetta '' Der Zigeunerprimas'' composed by

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with a libretto by and Fritz Grünbaum.Prawer p.83

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worked as the film's art director.

Cast

as Béla Baron Cadossy *

as Julischka * Fritz Schulz as Gaston Graf Irini, Attaché * Robert Garrison as Bankier Rothschild *

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as Dobrenko, Gesandter * Carl Geppert as Finanzminister Mustari *

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as Ungarische Magd *

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as Pensionsvorsteherin * Fritz Beckmann *

Kurt Brenkendorf Kurt Brenkendorf (born Benno Kurt Bockenheuser; 13 June 1882 – 10 September 1944) was a German stage and film actor.Grange p.256 Selected filmography *''The Mexican'' (1918) * '' Victim of Society'' (1919) * ''The Prisoner'' (1920) * '' Deceiv ...

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References

Bibliography

* Prawer, S.S. ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933''. Berghahn Books, 2005.

External links

* 1929 films Films of the Weimar Republic 1929 drama films German silent feature films German drama films Films directed by Carl Wilhelm Films set in Hungary Films based on operettas Films about Romani people Films with screenplays by Franz Schulz German black-and-white films Silent drama films 1920s German films {{Germany-silent-film-stub