''Lehmann's Honeymoon'' (German: ''Lehmanns Brautfahrt'') is a 1916 German

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directed by

Robert Wiene Robert Wiene (; 27 April 1873 – 17 July 1938) was a film director of the silent era of German cinema. He is particularly known for directing the German silent film ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'' and a succession of other expressionist films. ...

and starring

Guido Herzfeld Guido Herzfeld (born Guido Kornfeld; 1870 – 16 November 1923) was a German stage and film actor. Herzfeld established himself in the theatre in the nineteenth century. In 1914 he made his film debut and went on to appear in over sixty films be ...

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, and

Arnold Rieck Arnold Rieck (22 June 1876 – 7 November 1924) was a German stage and film actor, humorist, and singer. Selected filmography * '' No Sin on the Alpine Pastures'' (1915) * '' Lehmann's Honeymoon'' (1916) * '' Frau Lenes Scheidung'' (1917) * ''De ...

. In order to persuade a daydreaming Professor of Greek History to marry his cousin, his family dress themselves up as Ancient Greeks.Jung & Schatzberg p.28

Cast

Hella Thornegg Hella Tornegg was a German stage and film actress. Selected filmography * '' Lehmann's Honeymoon'' (1916) * '' Spring Storms'' (1918) * '' Film Kathi'' (1918) * '' Nocturne of Love'' (1919) * ''The Monastery of Sendomir'' (1919) * ''Blackmailed' ...

References

Bibliography

* Jung, Uli & Schatzberg, Walter. ''Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene''. Berghahn Books, 1999.

External links

* 1916 films German silent feature films German comedy films Films of the German Empire Films directed by Robert Wiene 1916 comedy films German black-and-white films Silent comedy films 1910s German films {{1910s-comedy-film-stub