''The Man on the Comet'' (german: Der Mann auf dem Kometen) is a 1925 German silent

adventure film An adventure film is a form of adventure fiction, and is a genre of film. Subgenres of adventure films include swashbuckler films, pirate films, and survival films. Adventure films may also be combined with other film genres such as action, an ...

directed by

Alfred Halm Alfred Halm (born Alfred Hahn; 9 December 1861 – 5 February 1951) was an Austrian screenwriter and film director. He was the father of the actor Harry Halm. Selected filmography Screenwriter * ''A Drive into the Blue'' (1919) * ''By Order of Po ...

starring

Luciano Albertini Luciano Albertini (30 November 1882 – 6 January 1945) was an Italian actor, film producer, and film director. After initially appearing in Italian films, he moved to Germany following the First World War. In 1921 he founded a production compa ...

Maly Delschaft Martha Amalia "Maly" Delschaft (4 December 1898 – 20 August 1995) was a German stage and film actress. After beginning in theatre, Delschaft switched to silent films. She appeared in mainly supporting roles during the Weimar and Nazi eras. After ...

, and

Elena Lunda Elena Lunda was an Italian actress. She was the daughter of Vittorio Lunda Gondola ( Gundulić) from Ragusa/Dubrovnik. She appeared in 35 films between 1919 and 1928. Selected filmography * ''The Sphinx'' (1920) * '' The Knot'' (1921) * '' The ...

.Grange p. 194 The film's

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was led by

Willi Herrmann Willi Herrmann (1893–1968) was a German art director. Selected filmography * '' Madness'' (1919) * '' Child on the Open Road'' (1919) * '' Jettatore'' (1919) * ''Humanity Unleashed'' (1920) * '' The Secrets of Berlin'' (1921) * ''The Maharaja ...

Cast

as Tom Winston - ein Matrose *

* Erwied Astor as Teddy Ellis - ein Ingenieur * Vita Gardy as Christa - Frau Ellis Schwester *

Anna Gorilowa Anna may refer to: People Surname and given name * Anna (name) Mononym * Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke * Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773) * Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century) * Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 1221) ...

as La Prima Ballerina *

Rudolf Klein-Rhoden Rudolf Klein-Rhoden (27 January 1871 – 5 January 1936) was a German stage and film actor. Selected filmography * '' Madeleine'' (1919) * '' Sins of the Parents'' (1919) * ''Intoxication'' (1919) * ''Prostitution'' (1919) * ''Indische Nächte'' ( ...

as Kapitän Fergusson *

Friedrich Kühne Friedrich Kühne (24 April 1870 – 13 October 1959), born Franz Michna, was a German film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1913 and 1957. Selected filmography * ''The Iron Cross'' (1914) * ''Detektiv Br ...

as Navarro - ein Artist *

Rudolf Lettinger Rudolf Lettinger (26 October 1865 in Hamburg – 21 March 1937 in Berlin-Schöneberg) was a German stage and film actor. He made his stage debut in 1883 when he played the role of Kosinsky in Friedrich Schiller's drama ''The Robbers''. Some of ...

as Benjamin *

as Evelyn * Lidiya F. Ryndina as Frau Ellis - Teddys Frau * Marinka Spadoni as Die Mondgöttin * Georgette von Platty as Amor *

Aruth Wartan Aruth Wartan (or ''Haruth Vartan'', hy, Հարութ Վարդան, 23 June 1880 – 14 April 1945) was a German film actor of Armenian origin who appeared in around ninety films during his career, generally in supporting roles. Life and career B ...

as Carlo - ein Artist

References

Bibliography

* Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008.

External links

* 1925 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Alfred Halm German silent feature films 1920s action adventure films German action adventure films German black-and-white films Phoebus Film films Silent adventure films 1920s German films {{silent-adventure-film-stub