''The Laughing Husband'' (German:''Der lachende Ehemann'') is a 1926 German

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) ...

directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein and Rudolf Dworsky and starring

Livio Pavanelli Livio Cesare Pavanelli (7 September 1881 – 29 April 1958) was an Italian film actor. Pavanelli was born in Copparo, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy and died in Rome in 1958 at age 76. Selected filmography * '' Mariute'' (1918) *'' Fabiola'' ( ...

, Elisabeth Pinajeff and Hans Albers.Bock & Bergfelder p.181 It is based on the operetta of the same name by Edmund Eysler. The film's art direction was by Hans Minzloff and Jacek Rotmil.

Cast

as Ottokar Bruckner * Elisabeth Pinajeff as Hella, Bruckners Ehefrau * Hans Albers as Graf Balthasar Selztal * Paul Heidemann as Max Basewitz * Vivian Gibson as Etelka, die gechiedene Frau von Basewitz * Max Hansen as Hans, frischgebackener Ehemann *

Charlotte Ander Charlotte Ander (born Charlotte Andersch, 14 August 1902 – 5 August 1969) was a German actress. She was born in Berlin, the daughter of German stage/film couple and . Ander was trained at the Berliner Staatstheater. Ander was a star in the ...

as Dolly, frischgebackene Ehefrau *

Carl Auen Carl Theodor Auen (16 February 1892 – 23 June 1972) was a German film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1914 and 1938. Auen was a member of the Militant League for German Culture and also a member of the A ...

as Dr. Rosenroth, Lawyer *

Hermann Picha Hermann Picha (20 March 1865 – 7 June 1936) was a German stage and film actor. Picha was extremely prolific, appearing in over 300 short and feature films during the silent and early sound eras. Picha played a mixture of lead and supporting ...

as Bürovorsteher

References

Bibliography

* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

* 1926 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Rudolf Dworsky Films directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein German silent feature films Films based on operettas German black-and-white films {{Germany-silent-film-stub