''The Man with the Limp'' (German:''Das Geheimnis von Genf'') is a 1928 German

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized 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) or key lines of dialogue may, when ...

directed by

Willy Reiber Willy Reiber (20 February 1895 – 27 November 1980) was a German film director, producer and set designer.Giesen p.223 For many years he worked for the forerunners of Bavaria Film at the Emelka Studios in Munich. Selected filmography * '' The ...

and

Franz Seitz Franz Seitz may refer to: * Franz Seitz Sr. (1887–1952), German film director * Franz Seitz Jr. (1921–2006), German film producer See also * Franz von Seitz Franz von Seitz, born Franz Seitz (31 December 1817 – 13 April 1883) was ...

and starring Christa Tordy,

Alfred Abel Alfred Peter Abel (12 March 1879 – 12 December 1937) was a German film actor, director, and producer. He appeared in more than 140 silent and sound films between 1913 and 1938. His best-known performance was as Joh Fredersen in Fritz Lang' ...

and

Carmen Cartellieri Carmen Cartellieri (born Franziska Ottilia Cartellieri, 28 June 1891 – 17 October 1953), also known as Carmen Teschen, was an Austrian actress and producer. Early life Carmen Cartellieri was born on 28 June 1891, as Franziska Ottilia Cartell ...

.Bock & Bergfelder p.2 The film's

art direction Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the visi ...

was by

Ludwig Reiber Ludwig Reiber (1904–1979) was a German art director.Capua p.159 The veteran Reiber worked on film and television set design from the silent era to the early 1970s. He was employed by the Munich-based Bavaria Film at the Emelka Studios. He worked ...

. It was made at the

Emelka Studios Bavaria Studios are film production studios located in Munich, the capital of the region of Bavaria in Germany, and a subsidiary of Bavaria Film. History The studios were constructed in the suburb of Geiselgasteig in 1919 shortly after the Fir ...

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...

Cast

* Christa Tordy as Betty Marshall, amerikanische Journalistin *

as Baron Enderny, ein Journalist / Varenne, der Lahme *

as Madame Pique *

Eric Barclay Eric Barclay (born Erik Altberg, 1894–1938) was a Swedish film actor. Barclay became a prominent actor in French silent films of the early 1920s, often working with director Jacques de Baroncelli.Powrie & Rebillard p.28 He also appeared in Germa ...

as René * Bert Bloem as John Lavington, Sekretär des Völkerbunds *

Luigi Serventi Luigi Serventi (31 July 1885 – 18 August 1976) was an Italian film actor. Partial filmography * ''Il prezzo del perdono'' (1913) * ''Bianco contro negro'' (1913) * ''La lega dei diamanti'' (1913) * ''La parola che uccide'' (1914) * ''La dote d ...

as McHenning, Völkerbund-Delegierter *

Ernst Reicher Ernst Reicher (19 September 1885 – 1 May 1936) was a German-Jewish actor, screenwriter, film producer and film director of the silent era. Biography His father was the actor Emanuel Reicher, born in Galicia, then part of the Kingdom of ...

as Mons. Durand - Chef der Genfer Polizei *

Georg Henrich Georg Henrich (9 September 1878 – 30 March 1934) was a German stage and film actor.Grange p.202 Selected filmography * '' The Fountain of Madness'' (1921) * ''The Way to the Light'' (1923) * ''Girls You Don't Marry'' (1924) * '' The Shot in the ...

as Graf Firbach, Minister von Nordland *

Rolf Pinegger Rolf Pinegger (25 March 1873 – 18 October 1957) was a German stage and film actor who appeared in over forty films, generally in supporting roles. Selected filmography * ''The Dying Salome'' (1919) * ''The Last Shot'' (1920) * ''The Blame'' (1 ...

as Herr von Wächter, sein Sekretär * Olly Orska *

Max Weydner Max or MAX may refer to: Animals * Max (dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog * Max (English Springer Spaniel), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of OBE) * Max (gorilla) (1 ...

* Wilhelm Stauffen *

Julius Riedmueller The gens Julia (''gēns Iūlia'', ) was one of the most prominent patrician families in ancient Rome. Members of the gens attained the highest dignities of the state in the earliest times of the Republic. The first of the family to obtain the c ...

* August Weigert

References

Bibliography

* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

* 1928 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Franz Seitz Films directed by Willy Reiber German silent feature films Films set in Switzerland Bavaria Film films German black-and-white films Films shot at Bavaria Studios {{Germany-silent-film-stub