''Suzy Saxophone'' or ''Saxophone Suzy'' (german: Saxophon-Susi) is a 1928 French-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
Karel Lamač
Karel Lamač (27 January 1897 – 2 August 1952) was a Czech film director, actor, screenwriter, producer and singer. He directed more than 100 films in Czechoslovakia, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
Life
Lamač ...
and starring
Anny Ondra
Anny Ondra (born Anna Sophie Ondráková; 15 May 1903 – 28 February 1987) was a Czech film actress. She began her career in 1920 and appeared in Czech, German, Austrian, French and English films. In 1933, she married German boxing champion M ...
and
Hans Albers
Hans Philipp August Albers (22 September 1891 – 24 July 1960) was a German actor and singer. He was the biggest male movie star in Germany between 1930 and 1960 and one of the most popular German actors of the twentieth century.
Early life
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[Grange p. 290] It was shot at the
Johannisthal Studios
The Johannisthal Studios were film studios located in the Berlin area of Johannisthal. Founded in 1920 on the site of a former airfield, they were a centre of production during the Weimar and Nazi eras. Nearly four hundred films were made at Joh ...
in
Berlin
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. The film's
art direction
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...
was by
Carl Ludwig Kirmse
Carl Ludwig Kirmse (1888–1982) was a German art director who worked prolifically on films during the silent and sound eras.Giesen p.220
Selected filmography
* '' The House of Torment'' (1921)
* ''Country Roads and the Big City'' (1921)
* ''Th ...
.
Cast
References
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1928 films
Films of the Weimar Republic
French silent feature films
German silent feature films
Films directed by Karel Lamač
German black-and-white films
Films shot at Johannisthal Studios
1928 comedy films
German comedy films
French comedy films
1920s German films
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