''The Harbour Baron'' (German: ''Der Hafenbaron'') is a 1928 German

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directed by Ernst Winar and starring

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and

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.Lamprecht p.332 The film's sets were designed by Carl Ludwig Kirmse.

Cast

as Dorrit, eine junge Witwe *

as Walter Rohde, Offizier Handelsmarine *

as Vorsteherin des Waisenheims * Vala De Lys as Ilse, Dorrits Freundin *

John Mylong John Mylong (September 27, 1892 – September 8, 1975), also known as Jack Mylong-Münz, born Adolf Heinrich Münz, was an Austrian actor who later settled in the United States. Selected filmography * ''Der heilige Hass, 1. Teil'' (1921) - Rabo ...

as Der 'Hafenbaron' * Li Hayda as Lu, 'Sekretärin' des Hafenbarons * Li Corda as Schwester des Waisenheims * Sylvia Torf as Wirtschafterin des Waisenheims *

Antonie Jaeckel Antonie Jaeckel (5 September 1876 – 26 December 1960) was a German actress. Selected filmography * '' Madeleine'' (1919) * '' Fridericus Rex'' (1922) * '' The Unknown Tomorrow'' (1923) * '' Cock of the Roost'' (1925) * ''If Only It Weren't Love' ...

as Frau Gehrts, Walters Tante *

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as Der Wirt *

Sophie Pagay Sophie Berg Pagay (22 April 1860 – 23 January 1937) was an Austrian stage and film actress, born in Brünn, Austria-Hungary. She began acting as a child, and went to Berlin to perform on stage in 1887. She married actor Hans Pagay. Selecte ...

as Die Wirtin

References

Bibliography

* Gerhard Lamprecht. ''Deutsche Stummfilme: 1927-1931''.

External links

* 1928 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Ernst Winar German black-and-white films {{Germany-silent-film-stub