''Derby'' (German: ''Derby. Ein Ausschnitt aus der Welt des Trabersports'') is a 1926 German
silent sports film
A sports film is a film genre in which any particular sport plays a prominent role in the film's plot or acts as its central theme. It is a production in which a sport or a sports-related topic is prominently featured or is a focus of the plot. D ...
directed by
Max Reichmann
Max Reichmann (1884-1958) was a German film director active during the silent film, silent and early sound eras. Before making his own films, Reichmann worked as an assistant director on several E.A. Dupont productions. After graduating to directi ...
and starring
Barbara von Annenkoff
Barbara von Annenkoff (13 February 1900 – 30 November 1979) was a Russian-born German stage and film actress.
Selected filmography
* '' Op Hoop van Zegen'' (1924)
* ''Wood Love'' (1925)
* '' Den of Iniquity'' (1925)
* '' One Minute to Twelve'' ...
,
Henry Stuart and
Grete Mosheim
Margarete Emma Dorothea "Grete" Mosheim (8 January 1905 – 29 December 1986) was a German film, theatre, and television actress.
Early life
Mosheim was born in Berlin, Germany on 8 January 1905, the daughter of a Jewish man, Markus Mosheim (18 ...
.
[Bock & Lenssen p.177] The film's sets were designed by
Erich Zander
Erich Zander (11 April 1905 in Kassel - 15 April 1991 in Eutin) was a German field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olymp ...
. It was based on a novel of the same title by
Ernst Klein
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Surname
* Adolf Ernst (1832–1899) German botanist known by the author abbreviation "Ernst"
* Anton Ernst (born ...
.
Cast
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Barbara von Annenkoff
Barbara von Annenkoff (13 February 1900 – 30 November 1979) was a Russian-born German stage and film actress.
Selected filmography
* '' Op Hoop van Zegen'' (1924)
* ''Wood Love'' (1925)
* '' Den of Iniquity'' (1925)
* '' One Minute to Twelve'' ...
as Kitty Roy
*
Henry Stuart as Baron von Reiffenberg
* Alexandra Nalder as Liesel, seine Tochter
*
Otto Wallburg
Otto Wallburg (21 February 1889 – 29 October 1944) was a German actor and Kabarett performer. He was a prolific film actor during the late silent and early sound era. He was arrested by the Nazis when they occupied the Netherlands and was kil ...
as Emil Henschke, Fleischwaren en gros
*
Grete Mosheim
Margarete Emma Dorothea "Grete" Mosheim (8 January 1905 – 29 December 1986) was a German film, theatre, and television actress.
Early life
Mosheim was born in Berlin, Germany on 8 January 1905, the daughter of a Jewish man, Markus Mosheim (18 ...
as Edith, seine Tochter
*
Franz Lingner as Arpad Varady
*
Gerd Fricke
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as Alf Winkfield
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Robert Leffler
Robert Leffler (9 January 1866 – 15 March 1940) was a German actor, film director and opera singer (bass).
Selected filmography
* '' The Haunted Castle'' (1921)
* '' The Fear of Women'' (1921)
* '' Rose of the Asphalt Streets'' (1922)
* '' A ...
as Claren
*
Max Nosseck
Max Nosseck (19 September 1902 – 29 September 1972) was a German film director, actor, and screenwriter.
Biography
Nosseck was born in Nakel, then in Prussia, but now in Poland. Nosseck established himself as a director in the Cinema of Germany, ...
See also
*
List of films about horses
Movies about horses constitute a popular film genre. Some examples include:
0–9
* ''8 Seconds'' (1994)
* ''50 to 1'' (2014)
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* ''Above the Limit'' (1900)
* ''Aces of the Turf'' (1932)
* ''A Day at the Races (film), A Day at the Races'' (193 ...
References
Bibliography
* Hans-Michael Bock & Claudia Lenssen. ''Joe May: Regisseur und Produzent. 1991.
External links
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1926 films
Films of the Weimar Republic
German silent feature films
Films directed by Max Reichmann
Films based on Austrian novels
German horse racing films
Films produced by Joe May
German black-and-white films
Phoebus Film films
1920s sports films
German sports films
1920s German films
1920s German-language films
Silent sports films
Films scored by Willy Schmidt-Gentner
German-language sports films
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