''Madame Dares an Escapade'' (German: ''Madame wagt einen Seitensprung'') is a 1927 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 Hans Otto and starring

Xenia Desni Xenia Desni (; 19 January 1894 – 27 May 1962) was a silent films, silent screen era actress who predominantly appeared in German films. Early life Densi was born Ksenia Desnytska in Kyiv, Kiev, Russian Empire (now Ukraine). She and her family f ...

Livio Pavanelli Livio Cesare Pavanelli (7 September 1881 – 29 April 1958) was an Italian film actor. Pavanelli was born in Copparo, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy and died in Rome in 1958 at age 76. Selected filmography * ''Mariute'' (1918) *''Fabiola (1918 ...

and Carmen Cartellieri. It was shot in

Vienna Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. ...

Cast

as Frau Claire *

as Herr Anatol Huber *

Hermann Thimig Hermann Thimig (3 October 1890 – 7 July 1982) was an Austrian stage and film actor. He appeared in 102 films between 1916 and 1967. Biography Thimig came from a famous family of actors. His father, Hugo Thimig, was an actor, director and ...

as Fred - His Friend *

Betty Bird Betty Bird (born Hilde Elisabeth Ptack; 18June 19014March 1998) was an Austrian actress known for ''Die spanische Fliege'' (1931), ''Corazones sin rumbo'' (1928) and ''Sturm auf drei Herzen'' (1930). She was married to Gustav Ucicky until their ...

as Pia - Anatol's Girlfriend * Carmen Cartellieri as Lo - Fred's Girlfriend * Hans Moser as Train passenger

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* 1927 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Hans Otto German silent feature films German black-and-white films Films about adultery in Germany {{1920s-Germany-silent-film-stub