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directed by Paul Legband and featuring

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and

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. It marked the start of Gerron's career in feature films and he went on to be a popular screen comedian.Kosta p.172

Cast

* Edward Eyseneck as Polizeileutnant Watson *

as Diener Flipp * Johanna Mund as Lady Kitay * Josef Peterhans as Fürst * Lilly Rodewald as Lady Falcestone *

as Lord Kitay *

as Lord Falcestone

References

Bibliography

* Giesen, Rolf. ''The Nosferatu Story: The Seminal Horror Film, Its Predecessors and Its Enduring Legacy''. McFarland, 2019. * Kosta, Barbara. ''Willing Seduction: The Blue Angel, Marlene Dietrich, and Mass Culture''. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

* 1920 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films German drama films Films directed by Paul Legband 1920 drama films German black-and-white films Silent drama films 1920s German films {{Germany-silent-film-stub