''The Emperor's Old Clothes'' (german: Des Kaisers alte Kleider) is a 1923 German
silent film
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directed by
Franz Seitz 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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Ernst Rückert
Anton Ernst Rückert (20 December 1886 – 3 September 1945) was a German stage and film actor.
Rückert began his theatre career in 1908 and has appeared on the stage in Bleicherode, Königsberg and Kiel, among others. In 1910 he took up an eng ...
and
Fritz Greiner
Fritz Greiner (1879–1933) was an Austrian film actor.
Selected filmography
* ''Der Einäugige'' (1916)
* ''Der Klub der Einäugigen'' (1917) - Nick Carter
* ''Der schwarze Jack'' (1918) - Cowboy Schwarzer Jack
* '' The Hunter of Fall'' (1918 ...
.
[Krautz p. 195]
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 ...
s
Kurt Dürnhöfer and
Karl Machus
Karl Machus (1884–1944) was a German art director. Along with Erich Zander he designed the sets for most of the films made by director Veit Harlan during the Nazi era.Noack p.145
Selected filmography
* '' Prince Cuckoo'' (1919)
* '' Blonde P ...
.
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 ...
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Ernst Rückert
Anton Ernst Rückert (20 December 1886 – 3 September 1945) was a German stage and film actor.
Rückert began his theatre career in 1908 and has appeared on the stage in Bleicherode, Königsberg and Kiel, among others. In 1910 he took up an eng ...
*
Fritz Greiner
Fritz Greiner (1879–1933) was an Austrian film actor.
Selected filmography
* ''Der Einäugige'' (1916)
* ''Der Klub der Einäugigen'' (1917) - Nick Carter
* ''Der schwarze Jack'' (1918) - Cowboy Schwarzer Jack
* '' The Hunter of Fall'' (1918 ...
*
Rudolf Basil
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Lili Dominici
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Frau Thoma
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Max Weydner
Max or MAX may refer to:
Animals
* Max (dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog
* Max (English Springer Spaniel), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of OBE)
* Max (gorilla) (1 ...
References
Bibliography
* Alfred Krautz. ''International directory of cinematographers, set- and costume designers in film, Volume 4''. Saur, 1984.
External links
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1923 films
Films of the Weimar Republic
German silent feature films
Films directed by Franz Seitz
German black-and-white films
1920s German films
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