''Helene Willfüer, Student of Chemistry'' (German: ''Stud. chem. Helene Willfüer'') is a 1930 German silent

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directed by Fred Sauer and starring Olga Chekhova, Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur and Elza Temary. It is based on the 1928 novel of the same title by Vicki Baum, which was subsequently remade as the 1936 French film '' Hélène'' and the 1956 West German film ''Studentin Helene Willfüer''.Goble p.29 The film's sets were designed by the

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Max Heilbronner.

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took place around

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Cast

* Olga Chekhova as Helene Willfüer * Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur as Professor Ambrosius * Elza Temary as Yvonne, seine Frau * Igo Sym as Rainer * Hermann Vallentin as Sein Vater * Gerhard Dammann as Laboratoriumsdiener * Antonie Jaeckel as Ärztin * Egon von Jordan * Hertha von Walther *

Sophie Pagay Sophie Berg Pagay (22 April 1860 – 23 January 1937) was an Austrian actress. Biography She was worn in Brno. She began acting as a child, and went to Berlin to perform on stage in 1887. She married actor Hans Pagay. Selected filmography * ' ...

References

Bibliography

* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009. * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1930 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Fred Sauer Films based on Austrian novels German black-and-white films 1930s German-language films 1930s German films 1930 drama films German drama films Films based on works by Vicki Baum {{DEFAULTSORT:Helene Willfüer, Student of Chemistry (film)