''Cab No. 13'' ( (Austria), (Germany); ; ) is a 1926
drama film
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directed by
Michael Curtiz
Michael Curtiz (; born Manó Kaminer; from 1905 Mihály Kertész; ; December 24, 1886 April 10, 1962) was a Hungarian-American film director, recognized as one of the most prolific directors in history. He directed classic films from the silen ...
and starring
Lili Damita,
Jack Trevor and
Walter Rilla.
The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...
Paul Leni
Paul Leni (born Paul Josef Levi, 8 July 1885 – 2 September 1929) was a German filmmaker and a key figure in German Expressionism (cinema), German Expressionism, making ''Hintertreppe'' (1921) and ''Waxworks (film), Waxworks'' (1924) in German ...
.
Location shooting
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When filmmaking professionals refer to shooting "on location", they are ...
took place in
Paris
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.
Story
Set in 1910, a young mother leaves her newborn baby in a carriage. The
coachman
A coachman is a person who drives a Coach (carriage), coach or carriage, or similar horse-drawn vehicle. A coachman has also been called a coachee, coachy, whip, or hackman.
The coachman's first concern is to remain in full control of the hors ...
takes care of the baby and names her Lilian. The child becomes a graceful dancer and falls in love with her neighbor, a young musician. Before they marry, Lilian finds her father who is a rich importer. She now has two fathers who care about her happiness.
Cast
See also
* ''
Cab Number 13'' (1948)
References
External links
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Cinema Context
1926 films
Films of the Weimar Republic
Films directed by Michael Curtiz
1926 drama films
Austrian black-and-white films
German black-and-white films
Austrian silent feature films
German silent feature films
Films based on French novels
Silent German drama films
Silent Austrian drama films
Sascha-Film films
Phoebus Film films
Films set in Paris
1920s German films
Films scored by Willy Schmidt-Gentner
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