''The Three Kings'' (German: ''Ein Mädel und drei Clowns'') is a 1929 British-German
silent drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Hans Steinhoff
Hans Steinhoff (10 March 1882 – 20 April 1945) was a German film director, best known for the propaganda films he made in the Nazi era.
Life and career
Steinhoff started his career as a stage actor in the 1900s and later worked as a stag ...
and starring
Henry Edwards,
Evelyn Holt
Evelyn Holt (born Edith Toni Elsbeth Wenckens; 3 October 1908 – 22 February 2001) was a German actress.
Biography
The daughter of a journalist, she began her film career at UFA. She quickly advanced to starring roles alongside Gustav Fröhlich ...
and
Warwick Ward
Warwick Ward (3 December 1891 – 9 December 1967) was an English actor of the stage and screen, and a film producer. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1919 and 1933. He also produced 19 films between 1931 and 1958. He was born in ...
. Separate versions were released in Germany and Britain. At a
circus
A circus is a company of performers who put on diverse entertainment shows that may include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, dancers, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, magicians, ventriloquists, and unicyclist ...
in
Blackpool
Blackpool is a seaside resort in Lancashire, England. Located on the North West England, northwest coast of England, it is the main settlement within the Borough of Blackpool, borough also called Blackpool. The town is by the Irish Sea, betw ...
, a violent rivalry breaks out between two of the performers over a woman.
Cast
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Henry Edwards as Edgar King
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Evelyn Holt
Evelyn Holt (born Edith Toni Elsbeth Wenckens; 3 October 1908 – 22 February 2001) was a German actress.
Biography
The daughter of a journalist, she began her film career at UFA. She quickly advanced to starring roles alongside Gustav Fröhlich ...
as Maria
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Warwick Ward
Warwick Ward (3 December 1891 – 9 December 1967) was an English actor of the stage and screen, and a film producer. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1919 and 1933. He also produced 19 films between 1931 and 1958. He was born in ...
as Frank King
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John F. Hamilton as Charlie King
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Clifford McLaglen
Clifford McLaglen (15 June 1892 – 9 September 1978) was a Stepney, London or Cape Town, Cape Colony - born film actor. He was one of nine or ten children and brother of several actors including Victor McLaglen, Oscar winner for best actor, '' ...
as Fredo
References
Bibliography
* Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
External links
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1929 films
1929 drama films
Films of the Weimar Republic
British drama films
German drama films
Films directed by Hans Steinhoff
British silent feature films
Films set in England
Films set in Lancashire
Films set in Blackpool
Circus films
German silent feature films
German black-and-white films
British black-and-white films
1920s British films
Silent drama films
1920s German films
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