''Eddy Polo in the Wasp's Nest'' (German: ''Eddy Polo im Wespennest'') is a 1928 German silent

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directed by Léo Lasko and starring Eddie Polo,

Grit Haid Grit Haid (born Margarete Haid, 14 March 1900 – 13 August 1938) was an Austrian stage and film actress.Kapczynski & Richardson p.60 She was the younger sister of the actress Liane Haid. She died in a plane crash in 1938. Selected filmography ...

and Heddy Waldow.Krautz p.46 The film's sets were designed by the

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Karl Görge.

Cast

* Eddie Polo as Eddy Polo *

as Ellinor van der Straaten * Heddy Waldow as Sigrid, ihre Freundin * Alfred Krafft-Lortzing as Fritz Clarens * Nico Turoff as Athletenkarl * Steffi Lorée as Nelly, seine Schwester * Max Maximilian as Stummelmaxe *

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as Nebenpaule * Harry Nestor as Kavalierharry *

Bruno Ziener Bruno Ziener (11 June 1870 – 9 February 1941) was a German stage and film actor and film director, director. He appeared in over 100 films between 1913 and 1941. He also directed 28 silent films such as ''The Flight into Death'' (1921).Grange p ...

as Diener bei Clarens

References

Bibliography

* Alfred Krautz. ''International directory of cinematographers, set- and costume designers in film, Volume 4''. Saur, 1984.

External links

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