''Casanova's Legacy'' (German: ''Casanovas Erbe'') is a 1928 German

silent film A silent film is a film without synchronized 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) or key lines of dialogue may, w ...

directed by

Manfred Noa Manfred Noa (22 March 1893 – 5 December 1930) was a German film director. Noa was described by Vilma Bánky, who he directed twice, as her "favourite director". Noa's 1924 film ''Helena (1924 film), Helena'' has been called his "masterpiece" alt ...

and starring Andrée Lafayette,

Maly Delschaft Martha Amalia "Maly" Delschaft (4 December 1898 – 20 August 1995) was a German stage and film actress. After beginning in theatre, Delschaft switched to silent films. She appeared in mainly supporting roles during the Weimar and Nazi eras. Afte ...

and Elizza La Porta.Bock & Bergfelder p.156 The film's sets were designed by the art director

Alexander Ferenczy Alexander Ferenczy (1895–1931) was a Hungarian art director.Tabori p.70 Selected filmography * ''Samson and Delilah (1922 film), Samson and Delilah'' (1922) * ''The Portrait (1923 film), The Portrait'' (1923) * ''Fadette'' (1926) * ''Attorney fo ...

Cast

* Andrée Lafayette *

* Elizza La Porta *

Yvette Darnys Yvette (, ) is a feminine given name, the French feminine form of Yves, which means yew or archer in some cases. Variations * Catalan: Ivet * Czech: Yveta * Dutch: Yvette, Yvet * English: Yvette, Yvet, Yvett * French: Yvet, Yvette * Germ ...

Harry Hardt Harry Hardt (born Hermann Karl Viktor Klimbacher Edler von Reichswahr, Pula, 4 August 1899 – Vienna, 14 November 1980) was an Austrian actor. The son of a military officer, he initially planned a military career for himself, studying at a mili ...

* John Loder *

Kurt Gerron Kurt Gerron (born Kurt Gerson; 11 May 1897 – 30 October 1944) was a German Jewish actor and film director. He had a very successful career in cabaret and film before World War II, but was then forbidden to work and was sent to Theresienstadt ...

Louis Ralph Louis Ralph (born Ludwig Josef Musik; 17 August 1878 – 16 September 1952) was an Austrian film actor and director. He was born Ludwig Musik in Graz, Styria, Austria-Hungary (now Austria), and died in Berlin at age 74. Selected filmography * ' ...

* Olga Belajeff

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1928 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Manfred Noa German silent feature films Bavaria Film films German black-and-white films Films scored by Willy Schmidt-Gentner {{1920s-Germany-silent-film-stub