''The White Sonata'' (German: ''Die weiße Sonate'') is a 1928 Austrian silent

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directed by Louis Seeman and starring Carla Bartheel,

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and

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.Parish p.458 The film's sets were designed by the art director

Emil Stepanek Emil Stepanek (21 February 1895 – 12 April 1945) was an Austrian set designer and film architect. Biography Stepanek was born in Vienna, the son of a carpenter, and received a training in stage set construction, in which he worked for severa ...

Cast

* Carla Bartheel as Dina Dellmar, eine Tänzerin *

as Violinvirtuose Dollhofer, Dinas Vater *

as Fürst Saxenburg, Chef der Geheimpolizei * Werner Pittschau as Oberleutnant Graf Boris Utomski *

Vivian Gibson Vivian Gibson (22 October 1898 – 9 May 1981) was a British-born Austrian actress. Selected filmography * '' Demos'' (1921) * '' The Glorious Adventure'' (1922) * ''Fräulein Raffke'' (1923) * ''Countess Maritza'' (1925) * '' The King and the ...

as Nata Ignatiew, Frau des Governeurs * Richard Waldemar as Ramolli *

Hanni Hoess Hanni or Hänni may refer to: People with the given name Hanni: * Hanni Bjartalíð (born 1968), Faroese painter * Hanni Ehlers (born 1954), German translator * Hanni Ossott (1946–2002), Venezuelan poet * Hanni Wenzel (born 1956), Liechtensteiner ...

* Clementine Plessner * Hans Melzer *

Hanns Marschall Hanns is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Hanns Blaschke (1896–1971), Austrian politician *Hanns Bolz (1885–1918), German expressionist and cubist painter *Hanns Brandstätter (born 1949), Austrian fencer *Hanns Braun (188 ...

* René Pryken

References

Bibliography

* James Robert Parish. ''Hollywood character actors''. Arlington House, 1978.

External links

* 1928 films 1928 drama films Austrian silent feature films Austrian black-and-white films Silent Austrian drama films 1920s German-language films {{Austria-film-stub