''The Lady in Black'' (german: Die Dame in Schwarz) is a 1928 German

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, 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) ...

directed by Franz Osten and starring

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 ...

Marcella Albani Marcella Albani (born Ida Fidalma Angela Maranca; 7 December 1899 – 11 May 1959), was an Italian actress and writer. Although largely forgotten today, Albani was an idol of European cinema in the 1920s, and appeared in 50 films between 1919 and ...

and Charles Lincoln.Parish p. 246 The film's sets were built by the art directors

Bruno Lutz Bruno Lutz (7 June 1889 – 5 March 1964) was a German art director.Kester p.294 Selected filmography * ''The Transformation of Dr. Bessel'' (1927) * '' The Lady in Black'' (1928) * '' The Beaver Coat'' (1928) * ''Two Good Comrades'' (1933) * '' ...

and

Franz Seemann Franz may refer to: People * Franz (given name) * Franz (surname) Places * Franz (crater), a lunar crater * Franz, Ontario, a railway junction and unorganized town in Canada * Franz Lake, in the state of Washington, United States – see ...

Cast

as Irena Wolkowa *

as Prinzessin Nedelkoff aka Fr. Bennigsen * Charles Lincoln as Julian Holt - Boxer *

Kurt Vespermann Kurt Vespermann (1 May 1887 – 13 July 1957) was a German stage and film actor. Career Vespermann was born into an actor's family in Culmsee, West Prussia, Imperial Germany today Chełmża, Poland. Already his great-grandparents were ac ...

as Carl Toll, Redakteur *

Erich Kaiser-Titz Heinrich Felix Erich Kaiser-Titz (7 October 1875 – 22 November 1928) was a German stage and film actor. Selected filmography * ''Tales of Hoffmann'' (1916) * '' His Coquettish Wife'' (1916) * '' The Knitting Needles'' (1916) * '' The Night Tal ...

as Lawyer Golwisch * Albert Paulig as Privatdetektiv Olsen *

Gyula Szőreghy Gyula Szőreghy (30 November 1887 – 22 December 1942) was a Hungarian film actor. Szőreghy was born in Algyo, Austria-Hungary (now, Hungary) and died in 1942 in Budapest. He was also credited as Julius von Szöreghy. Selected filmography * ...

as Petroff *

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 ...

as Franz Kiekebusch *

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 ...

as Werner Bennigsen

References

Bibliography

* Parish, James Robert. ''Film Actors Guide''. Scarecrow Press, 1977.

External links

* 1928 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Franz Osten German black-and-white films 1920s German films {{1920s-Germany-film-stub