''The Tales of Hermann'' (German: ''Hermanns Erzählungen'') is a 1926 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 Kurt Stanke and starring

Margarete Kupfer Margarete Kupfer (born Margarete Kupferschmid; 10 April 1881 – 11 May 1953) was a German actress. Partial filmography * '' The Canned Bride'' (1915) * '' Frau Eva'' (1916) * '' The Queen's Secretary'' (1916) * '' When Four Do the Same'' (1917 ...

Hermann Picha Hermann Picha (20 March 1865 – 7 June 1936) was a German stage and film actor. Picha was extremely prolific, appearing in over 300 short and feature films during the silent and early sound eras. Picha played a mixture of lead and supporting r ...

, and

Josef Reithofer Josef Reithofer (1883–1950) was an Austrian stage and film actor. Selected filmography * '' In the Line of Duty'' (1917) * ''Without Witnesses'' (1919) * '' The Dancer from Tanagra'' (1920) * ''The Princess of the Nile'' (1920) * ''Fanny Elssl ...

.Krautz p.309 The film's sets were designed by

August Rinaldi August Rinaldi (1883–1962) was a German art director. He worked on around fifty films during the silent era. Rinaldi was of Jewish descent.Prawer p.212 Selected filmography * ''Let There Be Light'' (1917) * '' Diary of a Lost Woman'' (1918) * ...

Cast

as Margarethe, die Köchin *

as Hermann, das Faktotum *

as Franz, der Chauffeur * Hella Londa as Irma, das Hausmädchen / Manja * Curt von der Wyck as Der junge Herr * Iwan Iwanoff as Carfamba * Hang-Kong as Mongolischer Konsul * Eric Jackson as Jean, der Diener

References

Bibliography

* Alfred Krautz. ''International directory of cinematographers, set- and costume designers in film, Volume 4''. Saur, 1984.

External links

* 1926 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films German black-and-white films {{Germany-silent-film-stub