''The Page Boy at the Golden Lion'' (German: ''Der Piccolo vom Goldenen Löwen'') is a 1928 German silent

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Carl Boese Carl Eduard Hermann Boese (; 26 August 1887 – 6 July 1958) was a German film director, screenwriter, and film producer, producer. He directed 158 films between 1917 and 1957. Selected filmography * ''Farmer Borchardt'' (1917) * ''Donna Lucia ...

and starring

Fritz Kampers Fritz Kampers (14 July 1891 – 1 September 1950) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1913 and 1950. Early life Fritz Kampers was the son of a Munich hotel owner, spent his early childhood in Garmisch-Partenk ...

Gustl Gstettenbaur Gustl Gstettenbaur (1 March 1914 – 20 November 1996) was a German stage, film and television actor. Born in Bavaria, Gustl Gstettenbaur began his career onstage as a child actor in 1927, at the age of thirteen. He went on to play a variety of ...

and

Maria Mindzenty Maria Minzenti or sometimes Maria Mindzenty (21 May 1898 – 19 April 1973) was an Austrian film actress. Selected filmography * '' The Duke of Reichstadt'' (1920) * ''The Favourite of the Queen'' (1922) * ''Meriota the Dancer'' (1922) * '' The ...

.Holmstrom, John. ''The moving picture boy: an international encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995''. Michael Russell, 1996. p. 62. It was shot at the

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and National Studios in

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. The film's

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was by

Karl Machus Karl Machus (1884–1944) was a German art director. Along with Erich Zander he designed the sets for most of the films made by director Veit Harlan during the Nazi era.Noack p.145 Selected filmography * '' Prince Cuckoo'' (1919) * '' Blonde P ...

Cast

as Fritz Leplow *

as Peter Pohlmann *

as Anna *

Dina Gralla Dina Gralla (born Hedwig Gralla; 15 January 1905 – 11 November 1994) was a German film actress. Gralla was born Hedwig Gralla in Berlin to German parents. She received dance training in 1919 and performed as a ballet dancer at the revues at th ...

as Gerda von Hohenstein *

Gyula Szőreghy Gyula Szőreghy (30 November 1887 – 22 December 1942) was a Hungarian film actor. Szőreghy was born in Algyo, Austria-Hungary (now, Hungary) and died in 1942 in Budapest. He was also credited as Julius von Szöreghy. Selected filmography * ...

as Walberg, civil engineer *

Julius Falkenstein Julius Falkenstein (25 February 1879 – 9 December 1933) was a German stage and film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1914 and 1933. Falkenstein was Jewish, but secured a special permit to continue making ...

as Advisor von Gernsdorff *

Paul Rehkopf Paul Anton Heinrich Rehkopf (21 May 1872 – 29 June 1949) was a German actor. He was born in Braunschweig and died in Braunschweig, Germany Selected filmography * '' Diary of a Lost Woman'' (1918) * '' Film Kathi'' (1918) * '' Lorenzo Burghardt ...

as Stummelmaxe *Lu Däne *

Karl Elzer Karl Conrad Elzer (2 August 1881 – 30 August 1938) was a German film actor. Elzer was born in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany and died in Rottach-Egern, Bavaria, Germany at age 57. Selected filmography * ''The Robber Bride'' (1916) * '' ...

Karl Falkenberg Karl Falkenberg (born Karl Franz Josef Falkenberg, 6 April 1887 – died after 1936) was a German-Jewish film actor. Selected filmography * '' Clown Charly'' (1918) * '' Cain'' (1918) * '' Blackmailed'' (1920) * ''The Song of the Puszta'' (1 ...

*Eddie Seefeld

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* Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Carl Boese 1928 comedy films German comedy films National Film films German black-and-white films Silent comedy films Films shot at Terra Studios 1920s German films {{Germany-silent-film-stub