''Wibbel the Tailor'' (German: ''Schneider Wibbel'') is a 1920

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silent

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Manfred Noa Manfred Noa (22 March 1893 – 5 December 1930) was a German film director. Noa was described by Vilma Bánky, who he directed twice, as her "favourite director". Noa's 1924 film '' Helena'' has been called his "masterpiece" although it was so exp ...

and starring

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 ...

Margarete Kupfer Margarete Kupfer (born Margarete Kupferschmid; 10 April 1881 – 11 May 1953) was a German actress. Partial filmography * '' The Canned Bride'' (1915) * '' Frau Eva'' (1916) * '' The Queen's Secretary'' (1916) * '' When Four Do the Same'' (1917 ...

and

Meinhart Maur Meinhart Maur ( hu, Grünbaum Menyhért, 18 August 1891 – 27 November 1964) was a Hungarian-German film actor. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1919 and 1954. He was born in Hajdúnánás, Hungary and died in London, England. Selec ...

. It is an adaptation of the 1913 play '' Wibbel the Tailor'' by Hans Müller-Schlösser. It was made by Eiko Film and shot at the Marienfelde Studios in

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.Usai p.502 The film's art direction is by

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

as Schneider Wibbel *

as Wibbels Frau *

as Gefängnisschliesser * Gustav Trautschold as Gehilfen *

Wilhelm Diegelmann Wilhelm Diegelmann (28 September 1861 – 1 March 1934) was a German actor. Career Diegelmann's first stage appearance was in 1878 in the chorus for the Frankfurt Opera. In 1881 he debuted at the Frankfurt City Theater, playing King Lear, Will ...

* Christian Elfeld *

Loo Hardy Charlotte "Loo" Hardy (born Charlotte Noa; 11 January 1898 – 23 April 1938) was a German film actress of the silent era. She later emigrated to England where she died by suicide from an overdose of narcotics. Death Noa's body was found in he ...

* Emil Stammer

References

Bibliography

* Usai, Paolo Cherchi. ''Before Caligari: German cinema, 1895-1920''. University of Wisconsin Press, 1991.

External links

* 1920 films 1920s historical comedy films German historical comedy films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Manfred Noa German films based on plays Films set in Düsseldorf Films set in the 1810s German black-and-white films 1920 comedy films Silent comedy films Films shot at Terra Studios 1920s German films 1920s German-language films {{Germany-silent-film-stub