''The Tragedy of a Night of Passion'' (german: Die Tragödie einer Liebesnacht) is a 1924 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
Franz Osten
Franz Osten (23 December 1876 in Munich – 2 December 1956) was a Bavaria, Bavarian filmmaker who along with Himansu Rai was among the first retainers of Bombay Talkies. Osten partnered with Rai on a number of India's earliest blockbuster film ...
and starring
Dary Holm
Dary Holm (born Anna Maria Dorothea Meyer; 16 April 1897 – 29 August 1960) was a German actress. She married film star Harry Piel in 1927. Holm starred alongside Piel in several films, such as ''Johnny Steals Europe'' (1932).Grange p.389
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,
John Mylong
John Mylong (September 27, 1892 – September 8, 1975), also known as Jack Mylong-Münz, born Adolf Heinrich Münz, was an Austrian actor who later settled in the United States.
Selected filmography
* ''Der heilige Hass, 1. Teil'' (1921) - Rabo ...
and
Georg H. Schnell
Georg Heinrich Schnell (11 April 1878 – 31 March 1951) was a German actor who remains perhaps best-known for his role as shipowner Harding in ''Nosferatu, Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens'' (1922). Georg appeared in over one hundred fi ...
.
It was shot 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 ...
in
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 ...
. The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...
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 ...
.
Cast
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Dary Holm
Dary Holm (born Anna Maria Dorothea Meyer; 16 April 1897 – 29 August 1960) was a German actress. She married film star Harry Piel in 1927. Holm starred alongside Piel in several films, such as ''Johnny Steals Europe'' (1932).Grange p.389
Select ...
*Hanna Lierke
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John Mylong
John Mylong (September 27, 1892 – September 8, 1975), also known as Jack Mylong-Münz, born Adolf Heinrich Münz, was an Austrian actor who later settled in the United States.
Selected filmography
* ''Der heilige Hass, 1. Teil'' (1921) - Rabo ...
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Georg H. Schnell
Georg Heinrich Schnell (11 April 1878 – 31 March 1951) was a German actor who remains perhaps best-known for his role as shipowner Harding in ''Nosferatu, Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens'' (1922). Georg appeared in over one hundred fi ...
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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 ...
References
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Films of the Weimar Republic
German silent feature films
Films directed by Franz Osten
German black-and-white films
Bavaria Film films
Films shot at Bavaria Studios
1920s German films
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