''Restless Hearts'' (german: Herzen ohne Ziel, es, Corazones sin rumbo) is a 1928 German- Spanish silent film directed by

Benito Perojo Benito Perojo González (Madrid, 14 June 1894 – Madrid, 11 November 1974) was a successful Spanish film director and film producer. Biography Son of José Perojo Figueras (1850–1908), a journalist and politician of Cuban origin, by his ...

and Gustav Ucicky and starring Betty Bird, Hanna Ralph and Livio Pavanelli. The film was a co-production between a Spanish company and the German studio Bavaria Film. The Argentine actress

Imperio Argentina María Magdalena Nile del Río (26 December 1906 – 22 August 2003) was an Argentine professional singer and movie actress, better known as Imperio Argentina; she became a citizen of Spain in 1999. María Magdalena Nile del Río was born ...

was cast after winning a competition staged by the film's producers. The film was based on a novel by Pedro Mata.

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was by Ludwig Reiber. On its release the film was attacked by Spanish critics who felt that the Spanish actors had been relegated to lesser roles.

Cast

* Betty Bird as Maria Luise * Hanna Ralph as Dolores Heredia * Livio Pavanelli as Alfonso *

as Isabel *

Valentín Parera Valentín Parera (15 July 1895, Granada – 5 April 1986, Madrid) was a Spanish actor who appeared in both silent and sound films in the 1920s and 1930s. He was married to the American singer and actress Grace Moore from 1931 until her death i ...

as Alcaraz *Walter Grüters as Mac Stone *M. W. Lenz as musician #1 * Franz Loskarn as musician #2 * Ferdinand Martini as 3musician #3 *Alfredo Hurtado *Emilio Mesejo * Iván Petrovich

References

External links

* Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Spanish silent films Films directed by Benito Perojo Films directed by Gustav Ucicky Bavaria Film films German black-and-white films Films based on Spanish novels 1920s German films {{1920s-Spain-film-stub