''Shoe Palace Pinkus'' (German: ''Schuhpalast Pinkus'') is a 1916 German silent

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directed by

Ernst Lubitsch Ernst Lubitsch (; January 29, 1892November 30, 1947) was a German-born American film director, producer, writer, and actor. His urbane comedies of manners gave him the reputation of being Hollywood's most elegant and sophisticated director; as ...

and starring Lubitsch, Else Kentner and Guido Herzfeld. In English it is sometimes known by the

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s ''Shoe Salon Pinkus'' and ''The Shoe Palace''. It was part of the Sally series of films featuring Lubitsch as a sharp young

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er of

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heritage. After leaving school, a self-confident young man goes to work in a

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. Soon after, he becomes a

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tycoon. It premièred on 9 June 1916 at the Union-Theater Nollendorfplatz, and at the U.-T. Kurfürstendamm (Filmbühne Wien), Berlin."Schuhpalast Pinkus (1916)"
Cinefest.de (in German)

Cast

as Sally Pinkus * Else Kentner as Melitta Herve * Guido Herzfeld as Mr. Meiersohn *

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as Apprentice *

Hanns Kräly Hanns Kräly (January 16, 1884 – November 11, 1950), credited in the United States as Hans Kraly, was a German actor and screenwriter. His main collaborations were with director Ernst Lubitsch, and they worked together on 30 films between 1915 ...

as Teacher *

Erich Schönfelder Erich Schönfelder (1885–1933) was a German screenwriter, actor, and film director of the silent and early sound eras. Early in his career he worked frequently with Ernst Lubitsch. Selected filmography Writer * ''Shoe Palace Pinkus'' (1916) ...

as Schuhmacher *

Fritz Rasp Fritz Heinrich Rasp (13 May 1891 – 30 November 1976) was a German film actor who appeared in more than 100 films between 1916 and 1976. His obituary in ''Der Spiegel'' described Rasp as "the German film villain in service, for over 60 years." ...

References

Bibliography

* Eyman, Scott. ''Ernst Lubitsch: Laughter in Paradise''. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000. * Prawer, S.S. ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933''. Berghahn Books, 2005.

External links

* 1916 films Films of the German Empire German silent feature films 1916 comedy films German comedy films Films directed by Ernst Lubitsch Films set in Berlin German black-and-white films 1916 directorial debut films Silent comedy films 1910s German films 1910s German-language films {{1910s-comedy-film-stub