''Café Elektric'' (1927) is an
Austria
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film
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directed by
Gustav Ucicky.
Plot
Erni (
Marlene Dietrich
Marie Magdalene "Marlene" DietrichBorn as Maria Magdalena, not Marie Magdalene, according to Dietrich's biography by her daughter, Maria Riva ; however Dietrich's biography by Charlotte Chandler cites "Marie Magdalene" as her birth name . (, ; ...
), the daughter of a wealthy industrialist Göttlinger (
Fritz Alberti
Fritz Alberti (born Friedrich Wilhelm Alberti; 22 October 1877 – 15 September 1954) was a German actor.
Selected filmography
* '' People in Ecstasy'' (1921)
* '' The Other Woman'' (1924)
* ''The Blackguard'' (1925)
* '' Ship in Distress'' (192 ...
) falls for a pickpocket Fredl (
Willi Forst
Willi Forst, born Wilhelm Anton Frohs (7 April 1903 – 11 August 1980) was an Austrian actor, screenwriter, film director, film producer and singer. As a debonair actor he was a darling of the German-speaking film audiences, as a director, one ...
), but Fredl prefers Hansi (
Nina Vanna
Nina Kind Hakim Provatoroff, known by her stage name of Nina Vanna ( Yazykova; 27 September 1899 – 8 November 1953), was a Russian-born British film actress who appeared in a number of silent films during the 1920s.
She sometimes played in ...
), a prostitute at the Café Elektric. Max (
Igo Sym
Karol Juliusz "Igo" Sym (3 July 1896 – 7 March 1941) was a actor and collaborator with Nazi Germany. He was killed in Warsaw by members of the Polish resistance movement.
Early career
Sym was born in Innsbruck, the son of Anton Sym, a Pole ...
) who is a Göttlinger architect, loves Erni, until he discovers her relationship with Fredl. Recuperating at the Café Elektric, Max falls in love with Hansi. Göttlinger also liked Hansi, so he fired Max. Max now lives in need with reformed Hansi, but leaves her when he suspects she has returned to prostitution. At the Café Elektric Fredl stabs Hansi. Max now is a reporter who covers the story. Since Hansi is innocent, they reunite.
Cast
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Willi Forst
Willi Forst, born Wilhelm Anton Frohs (7 April 1903 – 11 August 1980) was an Austrian actor, screenwriter, film director, film producer and singer. As a debonair actor he was a darling of the German-speaking film audiences, as a director, one ...
as Fredl
*
Marlene Dietrich
Marie Magdalene "Marlene" DietrichBorn as Maria Magdalena, not Marie Magdalene, according to Dietrich's biography by her daughter, Maria Riva ; however Dietrich's biography by Charlotte Chandler cites "Marie Magdalene" as her birth name . (, ; ...
as Erni Göttlinger
*
Fritz Alberti
Fritz Alberti (born Friedrich Wilhelm Alberti; 22 October 1877 – 15 September 1954) was a German actor.
Selected filmography
* '' People in Ecstasy'' (1921)
* '' The Other Woman'' (1924)
* ''The Blackguard'' (1925)
* '' Ship in Distress'' (192 ...
as Kommerzialrat Göttlinger
*
Anny Coty as Göttlingers Freundin
*
Igo Sym
Karol Juliusz "Igo" Sym (3 July 1896 – 7 March 1941) was a actor and collaborator with Nazi Germany. He was killed in Warsaw by members of the Polish resistance movement.
Early career
Sym was born in Innsbruck, the son of Anton Sym, a Pole ...
as Max Stöger, Göttlinger's architect
*
Vera Salvotti
Vera may refer to:
Names
*Vera (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)
* Vera (given name), a given name (including a list of people and fictional characters with the name)
**Vera (), archbishop of the archdiocese of Tarra ...
as Paula
*
Nina Vanna
Nina Kind Hakim Provatoroff, known by her stage name of Nina Vanna ( Yazykova; 27 September 1899 – 8 November 1953), was a Russian-born British film actress who appeared in a number of silent films during the 1920s.
She sometimes played in ...
as Hansi
*
Dolly Davis
Dolly Davis (30 October 1896 – 3 November 1962) was a French film actress.
Born Julienne Alexandrine David in Paris, Davis died in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Selected filmography
* ''Hantise'' (1922)
* ''Geneviève'' (1923)
* ''Paris'' (1924)
* ...
*
Albert Kersten
Albert von Kersten (1889–1937) was an Austrian stage and film actor.Giesen p.191
Selected filmography
* '' Serge Panine'' (1922)
* '' Fatme's Rescue'' (1922)
* '' Gypsy Love'' (1922)
* '' William Ratcliff'' (1922)
* ''The Hell of Barballo'' (1 ...
as Herr. Zerner
References
External links
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1927 films
Austrian silent feature films
Austrian black-and-white films
Films directed by Gustav Ucicky
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