''The First Kiss'' () is a 1928 German silent

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Carl Lamac Carl may refer to: *Carl, Georgia, city in USA *Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community *Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name *Carl², a TV series * "Carl", List of Aqua Teen ...

and starring

Anny Ondra Anny Ondra (born Anna Sophie Ondráková; 15 May 1903 – 28 February 1987) was an Austrian (German) and Czech film actress. She began her career in 1920 and appeared in Czech, German, Austrian, French and English films. In 1933, she married ...

Eugen Burg Eugen Burg (6 January 1871 – 17 April 1944) was a German actor. His daughter was Hansi Burg. Burg was a close friend of the actor Hans Albers. Burg was born Eugen Hirschburg into a Jewish family, but later converted to Protestantism. He was ba ...

and Viola Garden.Grange p. 288 The film's

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was by

Carl Ludwig Kirmse Carl Ludwig Kirmse (1888–1982) was a German art director who worked prolifically on films during the silent film, silent and sound film, sound eras.Giesen p.220 Selected filmography * ''The House of Torment'' (1921) * ''Country Roads and the Bi ...

and

Heinrich Richter Heinrich Richter (1884–1981) was a German painter and art director.Soister p.122 He designed the sets for more than a hundred films during his career. Selected filmography * '' The Confessions of the Green Mask'' (1916) * '' The Sensational Tr ...

Cast

as Anny Cord *

as William Cord, Getreidekönig, ihr Vater * Viola Garden as Bessie, seine Sekretärin * Hilde Jennings as Margit, Annys Freundin *

Werner Pittschau Werner Pittschau (24 March 1902 – 28 October 1928) was a German theater and film actor of the silent film era. During the 1920s he was a leading man in 30 films with famous film partners (Asta Nielsen, Anny Ondra, Tamara Karsavina, Carmen Cart ...

as Walter Stolz, ein Musiker *

Gaston Jacquet Gaston Émile Marius Jacquet (14 August 1883 – 28 January 1970) was a French actor. Jacquet was born in Lanas, Ardèche, France and died in 1970 in Thonex in Switzerland. Selected filmography * ''Les Trois Mousquetaires'' (1921) * '' The ...

as Harry Peters *

Teddy Bill Teddy Bill (born Hans Günter Leo Kern; 18 November 1900 – 11 February 1949) was an Austrian actor. Later in his career he was also credited as Teddy Kern. Selected filmography * '' Princess Trulala'' (1926) - Lackei * ''Vienna - Berlin'' (1 ...

as Präsident des Anny-Cord-Clubs *

Mikhail Rasumny Mikhail Rasumny (May 13, 1884 – February 17, 1956) was a Soviet and American film actor. Biography Rasumny was born in Odessa, son of the famous cantor Ephraim Zalman (Solomon) Razumny, who was chief cantor of the choral synagogues in Kishine ...

as Ein Hoteldirektor & Harry, Peters Chauffeur *

Josef Rovenský Josef Rovenský (17 April 1894 – 5 November 1937) was a Czech-Jewish Siegbert Salomon Prawer, ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933'', Berghahn Books (2007), p. 213 film actor and director. He ap ...

as Kuhlmann * Mia Pankau as Eine Soubrette, seine Freundin *

Hubert von Meyerinck Hubert "Hubsi" von Meyerinck (23 August 1896 – 13 May 1971) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 280 films between 1921 and 1970. Biography Meyerinck was born in Potsdam, Brandenburg, the son of Friedrich von Meyerinck (1858� ...

as James Twist

References

Bibliography

* Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008.

External links

* 1928 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Karel Lamač German silent feature films German black-and-white films 1928 comedy films Films scored by Paul Dessau Silent German comedy films 1920s German films 1920s German-language films German-language comedy films {{1920s-Germany-silent-comedy-film-stub