''Jettchen Gebert's Story'' (German:''Jettchen Geberts Geschichte'') is a 1918 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

Richard Oswald Richard Oswald (5 November 1880 – 11 September 1963) was an Austrian film director, producer, screenwriter, and father of German-American film director Gerd Oswald. Early life and career Richard Oswald, born in Vienna as Richard W. Ornstein, ...

and starring

Mechthildis Thein Mechthildis Thein (1888 in Braunschweig – 1959 in Singen) was a German stage and film actress of the silent period. Selected filmography * ''Fear'' (1917) * '' The Rat'' (1918) * '' The Salamander Ruby'' (1918) * ''Henriette Jacoby'' (1918) * ...

Conrad Veidt Hans Walter Conrad Veidt ( , ; 22 January 1893 – 3 April 1943) was a German and British actor. He attracted early attention for his roles in the films ''Different from the Others'' (1919), ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'' (1920), and ''The Man ...

and

Leo Connard Leo Connard (born Isak Leopold Kohn; 28 August 1860 – after 1928) was an Austrian stage and film actor. He appeared in more than thirty films from 1916 to 1928. Selected filmography References External links * 1860 births 1931 dea ...

.Soister p.50 It is a lost film.

Cast

as Jettchen Gebert *

as Doktor Friedrich Köstling *

as Salomon Gebert * Martin Kettner as Ferdinand Gebert * Julius Spielmann as Jason Gebert *

Clementine Plessner Clementine Plessner (7 December 1855 – 27 February 1943) was an Austrian stage and film actress. Plessner worked in the German film industry The film industry in Germany can be traced back to the late 19th century. German cinema made major ...

as Rikchen, Salomons Frau * Else Bäck as Hannchen, Ferdinands Frau *

Max Gülstorff Max Walter Gülstorff (23 March 1882 – 6 February 1947) was a German actor and stage director. Biography Gülstorff was born in Tilsit, East Prussia. He first appeared in 1900 at the Rudolstadt municipal Theater and moved to Cottbus in 1908 ...

as Onkel Eli *

Helene Rietz Helene or Hélène may refer to: People * Helene (name), and Hélène, a female given name, including a list of people with the name * Hélène (singer) (Hélène Rollès, born 1966), French actress and singer * Helen of Troy, a figure in Greek ...

as Tante Minchen *

Robert Koppel The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, praise, reno ...

as Julius Jakoby aus Bentschen *

Ilka Karen Ilka is a feminine given name. Notable people with the given name include: *Ilka Agricola (born 1973), German mathematician *Ilka Bessin (born 1971), German comedian and actress *Ilka Chase (1905–1978), American actress and novelist *Ilka Gedő ...

as Pinchen, Julius Schwester *

Hugo Döblin Hugo Döblin (29 October 1876 – 4 November 1960) was a German stage and film actor.Hardt, Ursula. ''From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's Life in the International Film Wars''. Berghahn Books, 1996. p. 233 He appeared in more than eighty ...

as Onkel Naphtali *

Fritz Richard Fritz Richard (born Josef Richard Löwit; 17 November 1869 – 9 February 1933) was an Austrian actor and theatre director. Fritz Richard was born as Josef Richard Löwit in Chotěboř, Austria-Hungary into a Jewish family. Richard trained as a ...

References

Bibliography

* John T. Soister. ''Conrad Veidt on Screen: A Comprehensive Illustrated Filmography''. McFarland, 2002.

External links

* 1918 films Films of the German Empire Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Richard Oswald German silent feature films Films about Jews and Judaism Films set in the 19th century German black-and-white films 1910s German films {{1910s-Germany-film-stub