''Fräulein Else'' (English: ''Miss Else'') is a 1929 German silent
drama film
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directed by
Paul Czinner
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Biography
Czinner was born to a Jewish family in Budapest, Austria-Hungary.
After studying literature and philosophy at the Universi ...
and starring
Elisabeth Bergner
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,
Albert Bassermann
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and
Albert Steinrück
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Arthur Schnitzler
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. Bergner had previously played her role on stage to great acclaim. However, it was felt that the film was hindered by being silent given the strength of the story's dialogue.Prawer p.186
Partial cast
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Elisabeth Bergner
Elisabeth Bergner (22 August 1897 – 12 May 1986) was an Austrian-British actress. Primarily a stage actress, her career flourished in Berlin and Paris before she moved to London to work in films. Her signature role was Gemma Jones in '' Esca ...
as Else Thalhof
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Albert Bassermann
Albert Bassermann (7 September 1867 – 15 May 1952) was a German stage and screen actor. He was considered to be one of the greatest German-speaking actors of his generation and received the famous Iffland-Ring. He was married to Elsa Schiff w ...
as Dr. Alfred Thalhof
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Albert Steinrück
Albert Steinrück (20 May 1872 – 10 February 1929) was a German stage and film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1910 and 1929. He starred in the 1923 film '' The Treasure'', which was directed by Georg Wil ...
as Von Dorsday
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Adele Sandrock
Adele Sandrock (; 19 August 1863 – 30 August 1937) was a German actress. After a successful theatrical career, she became one of the first German movie stars.
Early life
Sandrock was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands, the daughter of the German ...
as Tante Emma
* Else Heller as Dr. Thalhofs Frau
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Jack Trevor
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Antonie Jaeckel
Antonie Jaeckel (5 September 1876 – 26 December 1960) was a German actress.
Selected filmography
* '' Madeleine'' (1919)
* ''Fridericus Rex'' (1922)
* ''The Unknown Tomorrow'' (1923)
* '' Cock of the Roost'' (1925)
* '' If Only It Weren't Love'' ...
Jaro Fürth
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Early life
Fürth was born to Jewish parents in Prague.Carl Goetz
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Alexander Murski
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Murski known for ...
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Ellen Plessow
Ellen Plessow (born as Helene Wiemuth Penning on 12 January 1891, in Oldenburg – 2 September 1967, in West Berlin) was a German actress.
Plessow attended the conservatory in Hanover and played in Berlin theatres. Starting in the 1920s she playe ...
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Toni Tetzlaff
Toni Tetzlaff (born Elisabeth Antonie Pauline Tetzlaff; 13 March 1871 – 16 December 1947) was a German stage actor, stage and film actress.Chander p. 272
Selected filmography
* ''Alkohol'' (1919)
* ''Lilli (1919 film), Lilli'' (1919)
* ''Lilli ...
References
Bibliography
* Lorenz, Dagmar C. G. ''A Companion to the Works of Arthur Schnitzler''. Camden House, 2003.
* Prawer, S.S. ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933''. Berghahn Books, 2005.