''The Prodigal Son'' (German: ''Der verlorene Sohn'') is a 1934 German

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Luis Trenker Luis Trenker (born Alois Franz Trenker, 4 October 1892 – 13 April 1990) was a South Tyrolean film producer, director, writer, actor, architect, alpinist, and bobsledder. Biography Early life Alois Franz Trenker was born on 4 October 1892 in U ...

and starring Trenker,

Maria Andergast Maria Andergast (4 June 1912 – 14 February 1995) was a German actress. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1934 and 1974. Selected filmography * '' The Prodigal Son'' (1934) * '' Last Stop'' (1935) * '' My Life for Maria Isabella'' (1 ...

and

Bertl Schultes Bertl Schultes (1881–1964) was a German comedy stage and film actor. He travelled with the director Franz Osten to India for the making of The Light of Asia in 1925, acting as an interpreter and assistant director.Rogowski p.171 Selected filmo ...

.Hake p.142 A

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immigrates to

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, but ultimately finding the U.S. is not for him, returns to his home village. It was made by the German branch of

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Cast

as Tonio Feuersinger *

as Barbl Gudauner *

as Barbl's father *

Marian Marsh Marian Marsh (born Violet Ethelred Krauth; October 17, 1913 – November 9, 2006) was a Trinidad-born American film actress and later an environmentalist. Early life Violet Ethelred Krauth was born on October 17, 1913, in Trinidad, British W ...

as Lilian Williams * F.W. Schröder-Schrom as Mr. Williams *

Jimmie Fox Jimmie is a variation of the given name James. Jimmie may refer to: * Jimmie Adams (1888–1933), American silent film comedian * Jimmie Åkesson (born 1979), Swedish politician * Jimmie Allen (born 1986), American country music singer * Jimmie A ...

as Hobby *

Paul Henckels Paul Henckels (9 September 1885 – 27 May 1967) was a German film and stage actor. He appeared in more than 230 films between 1921 and 1965. Paul Henckels had started his acting career on the stage in the 1900s. He was well known for his e ...

as the Teacher *

Eduard Köck Eduard Köck (26 February 1880 – 3 November 1961) was an Austrian stage and film actor.Fritsche p.220 He made a few silent film appearances, but most of his screen performances were character roles during the 1940s and 1950s. Selected filmogr ...

as Tonio's father *

Melanie Horeschowsky Melanie Horeschowsky (1901–1983) was an Austrian stage, film and television actress.Giesen p.228 Selected filmography * ''The Prodigal Son'' (1934) * ''Der Kaiser von Kalifornien'' (1936) * '' Another World'' (1937) * '' Clarissa'' (1941) * ' ...

as Rosina Unverdorben *

Emmerich Albert Emmerich may refer to: Places * Emmerich am Rhein, city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany ** Emmerich Rhine Bridge ** Emmerich station * Emmerich, Wisconsin, unincorporated community in the town of Berlin, Wisconsin, United States Other uses * ...

Hans Jamnig Hans Jamnig (1 June 1912 – 2 February 1991) was an Austrian cross-country skier. He competed in the men's 18 kilometre event at the 1936 Winter Olympics The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games (german: ...

, and

Luis Gerold Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic ...

as Lumberjacks *

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as Rauhnacht maiden *

Lucie Euler Lucie is the French and Czech form of the female name Lucia. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Lucie Ahl, British tennis player * Lucie Arnaz, American actress * Lucie Aubrac, member of the French Resistance * Lucie Balthazar ...

as the Landlady * Borwin Walth as the Butler

References

Bibliography

* Hake, Sabine. ''Popular Cinema of the Third Reich''. University of Texas Press, 2001.

External links

* 1934 films Films of Nazi Germany German drama films German black-and-white films 1934 drama films 1930s German-language films Films about immigration to the United States Films directed by Luis Trenker Films based on Austrian novels Films based on Italian novels Films set in the United States 1930s German films Anti-American sentiment in Germany {{1930s-Germany-film-stub