''The Vagabonds'' (German: ''Die Landstreicher'') is a 1916 Austrian silent

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directed by

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and

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and starring

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Liane Haid Juliane "Liane" Haid (16 August 1895 – 28 November 2000) was an Austrian actress and singer. She has often been referred to as Austria's first movie star. Biography Juliane Haid was born in Vienna on 16 August 1895, the first child to Georg ...

and

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. The film's score was based on the operetta of the same name composed by

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.Von Dassanowsky p.18

Cast

as Fliederbusch *

as Frau Fliederbusch *

as Tänzerin Mimi * Emil Guttmann as Fürst Adolar * Hans Rhoden

References

Bibliography

* Robert Von Dassanowsky. ''Austrian Cinema: A History''. McFarland, 2005.

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* Austro-Hungarian films 1916 films Austrian silent feature films Austrian comedy films Films directed by Jacob Fleck Films directed by Luise Fleck Austrian black-and-white films 1916 comedy films Films based on operettas Silent comedy films 1910s German-language films {{1910s-comedy-film-stub

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