''Rag Ball'' (german: Lumpenball) is a 1930 German
comedy film
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directed by
Carl Heinz Wolff and starring
Harry Frank
Harry Frank (15 October 1896 – 12 December 1947) was a German actor.
Selected filmography
* ''In den Goldfeldern von Nevada'' (1920)
* '' Das wandernde Bild'' (1920)
* '' The Wandering Image'' (1920)
* '' Four Around a Woman'' (1921)
* '' The ...
,
Irene Ambrus
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* Irene (given name)
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...
, and
Kurt Lilien. The title refers to a
costume ball
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in which the guests turn up in tatters and rags.
The film's sets were designed by the
art directors
Gustav A. Knauer
Gustav A. Knauer (1886–1950) was a German art director.Gemünden p.171 He designed the sets of more than a hundred films during his career.
Selected filmography
* '' The White Roses of Ravensberg'' (1919)
* '' The Flight into Marriage'' (1922)
...
and
Willy Schiller
Willy Schiller (11 August 1899 – 17 July 1973) was a German art director.Allan & Sandford p.3 In the later part of his career he worked for DEFA, the East German state-controlled film studio.
Selected filmography
* '' Radio Magic'' (1927)
* ' ...
.
Cast
References
Bibliography
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External links
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1930 films
1930 comedy films
German comedy films
Films of the Weimar Republic
1930s German-language films
Films directed by Carl Heinz Wolff
German black-and-white films
1930s German films
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