''Rags and Silk'' (German: ''Lumpen und Seide'') is a 1925 German silent

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by Richard Oswald and starring Reinhold Schünzel, Mary Parker and

Johannes Riemann Johannes Riemann (31 May 1888 – 30 September 1959) was a German actor and film director. Riemann was a member of the Nazi Party.Ernst Klee (2007) ''Das Personenlexikon zum Dritten Reich: Wer war was vor und nach 1945''. Fischer-Taschenbuch-Ver ...

.Grange p.189 The film's sets were designed by the art director

Kurt Richter Kurt Paul Otto Joseph Richter (24 November 1900 – 29 December 1969) was a German chess International Master and chess writer. Chess achievements In 1922, Richter for the first time won the Berlin City Chess Championship. In 1928, he tied ...

Cast

* Reinhold Schünzel Max * Mary Parker as Irene *

as Erik, Irenes Mann *

Einar Hanson Einar Hanson (; Stockholm, Sweden – ; Santa Monica, California), also known as Einar Hansen, was a Swedish silent film actor. Career Discovered at Stockholm's Royal Dramatic Theatre by director Mauritz Stiller, handsome and sophisticated, he ...

as Werner, Eriks Bruder *

Maly Delschaft Martha Amalia "Maly" Delschaft (4 December 1898 – 20 August 1995) was a German stage and film actress. After beginning in theatre, Delschaft switched to silent films. She appeared in mainly supporting roles during the Weimar and Nazi eras. Afte ...

as Ulrike, Gesellschafterin *

Mary Kid Mary Kid (born Marie Anna Albertine Keul; 8 August 1901 – 29 October 1988) was a German actress. She appeared in more than forty films during the Weimar Republic, but her career came to an end in the early sound era. Selected filmography * '' ...

as Hilde, ein Mädchen aus dem Volke *

Ferdinand Bonn Ferdinand Bonn (20 December 1861 – 24 September 1933) was a German stage and film actor. Bonn was born in Donauwörth, Bavaria, Germany and died at age 71 in Berlin. Selected filmography * ''Svengali'' (1914) * '' The Silent Mill'' (1914) * ' ...

as Hildes Vater

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1925 films 1926 comedy films 1926 films Silent German comedy films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Richard Oswald German silent feature films German black-and-white films 1925 comedy films 1920s German films {{Germany-silent-film-stub