''The Man at Midnight'' (German: ''Der Mann um Mitternacht'') is a 1924 German
silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) ...
directed by
Holger-Madsen
Holger-Madsen (11 April 1878 – 30 November 1943) was a Danish film director, actor and screenwriter. He directed more than 40 films between 1912 and 1936. He also appeared in more than 20 films between 1908 and 1935.
Selected filmography
...
and starring
Hella Moja
Hella Moja (born Helene Gertrud Schwerdtfeger, 18 January 1896 – December 1951) was a German screenwriter, film producer and film actress. She was married to the director Heinz Paul.
Biography
Hella Moja was born Helene Gertrud Schwerdtfeger ...
,
Olaf Fjord
Olaf Fjord (born Ämilian Maximilian Pouch; 3 August 1897 – 19 April 1945) was an Austrian actor, film director and film producer.
Selected filmography
* '' Der Herzog von Reichstadt'' (1920)
* ''Monna Vanna'' (1922)
* '' The Ragpicker of Pari ...
and
Henrik Malberg
Henrik Malberg (1873–1958) was a Danish actor of theater and Danish cinema who played his most noted role at the age of 80—the stoic authoritative farm owner in the Carl Theodor Dreyer classic film ''Ordet''.
Career
Henrik Martin Marinu ...
.
[Bock & Bergfelder p.229]
The film's sets were designed by
Alfred Junge.
Cast
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Hella Moja
Hella Moja (born Helene Gertrud Schwerdtfeger, 18 January 1896 – December 1951) was a German screenwriter, film producer and film actress. She was married to the director Heinz Paul.
Biography
Hella Moja was born Helene Gertrud Schwerdtfeger ...
as Elsa
*
Olaf Fjord
Olaf Fjord (born Ämilian Maximilian Pouch; 3 August 1897 – 19 April 1945) was an Austrian actor, film director and film producer.
Selected filmography
* '' Der Herzog von Reichstadt'' (1920)
* ''Monna Vanna'' (1922)
* '' The Ragpicker of Pari ...
as Helge Bjoernstad
*
Henrik Malberg
Henrik Malberg (1873–1958) was a Danish actor of theater and Danish cinema who played his most noted role at the age of 80—the stoic authoritative farm owner in the Carl Theodor Dreyer classic film ''Ordet''.
Career
Henrik Martin Marinu ...
as Knut Hammerdal
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Holger-Madsen
Holger-Madsen (11 April 1878 – 30 November 1943) was a Danish film director, actor and screenwriter. He directed more than 40 films between 1912 and 1936. He also appeared in more than 20 films between 1908 and 1935.
Selected filmography
...
as Lighthouse keeper
*
Karl Etlinger
Karl Etlinger (16 October 1879 – 8 May 1946) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1914 and 1946.
Selected filmography
* '' The Eternal Curse'' (1921)
* '' The Poisoned Stream'' (1921)
* '' The Films of Prin ...
as Ole
*
Claire Rommer
Claire Rommer (born Klara Romberger; 7 December 1904 – 19 August 1996) was a German stage and film actress.
Selected filmography
* '' The Queen of Whitechapel '' (1922)
* '' The Anthem of Love'' (1922)
* '' Der Herzog von Aleria'' (1923)
* ...
as Ingrid
*
Erling Hanson as Sigurd Hoff
*
Adolphe Engers
Adolphe Engers (1884–1945) was a Dutch writer and actor on stage and in the movies, who appeared in more than fifty films during his career, a number of them in Weimar Germany.
Biography
Before his career in film, he was an actor on the stage a ...
*
Claus Hemmersbach as The lad
References
Bibliography
* Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. ''The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books.
External links
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1924 films
Films of the Weimar Republic
Films directed by Holger-Madsen
German silent feature films
German black-and-white films
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