''The Comedian's Child'' (German:''Das Komödiantenkind'') is a 1923 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
Fred Sauer
Fred Sauer (14 December 1886 – 17 September 1952) was an Austrian actor, film director and screenwriter.
Filmography As director
* 1920: The Apache Chief ''(Der Apachenlord)''
* 1920: '' The Law of the Desert''
* 1920: '' Demon Blood' ...
and starring
Harry Hardt
Harry Hardt (born Hermann Karl Viktor Klimbacher Edler von Reichswahr, Pula, 4 August 1899 – Vienna, 14 November 1980) was an Austrian actor. The son of a military officer, he initially planned a military career for himself, studying at a mili ...
,
Robert Leffler
Robert Leffler (9 January 1866 – 15 March 1940) was a German actor, film director and opera singer (bass).
Selected filmography
* '' The Haunted Castle'' (1921)
* '' The Fear of Women'' (1921)
* '' Rose of the Asphalt Streets'' (1922)
* '' A ...
and
Grete Reinwald
Grete Reinwald (25 May 1902 – 24 May 1983) was a German stage and film actress. As a child, due to her sweet, appealing features she modeled for many monochrome, hand-tinted and autochrome postcards. Her siblings Hanni Reinwald and Otto Rein ...
.
[Grange p.138]
Cast
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Harry Hardt
Harry Hardt (born Hermann Karl Viktor Klimbacher Edler von Reichswahr, Pula, 4 August 1899 – Vienna, 14 November 1980) was an Austrian actor. The son of a military officer, he initially planned a military career for himself, studying at a mili ...
*
Robert Leffler
Robert Leffler (9 January 1866 – 15 March 1940) was a German actor, film director and opera singer (bass).
Selected filmography
* '' The Haunted Castle'' (1921)
* '' The Fear of Women'' (1921)
* '' Rose of the Asphalt Streets'' (1922)
* '' A ...
*
Grete Reinwald
Grete Reinwald (25 May 1902 – 24 May 1983) was a German stage and film actress. As a child, due to her sweet, appealing features she modeled for many monochrome, hand-tinted and autochrome postcards. Her siblings Hanni Reinwald and Otto Rein ...
*
Frick Sievers
*
Philipp Manning
Philipp Manning (23 November 1869 – 9 April 1951) was a British-born German actor. He was born in Lewisham to a British father and a German mother. He was sent to Germany for his education and settled there. He often played British characters i ...
*
Gustav Trautschold
Gustav, Gustaf or Gustave may refer to:
*Gustav (name), a male given name of Old Swedish origin
Art, entertainment, and media
* ''Primeval'' (film), a 2007 American horror film
* ''Gustav'' (film series), a Hungarian series of animated short cart ...
References
Bibliography
* Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008.
External links
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1923 films
Films of the Weimar Republic
Films directed by Fred Sauer
German silent feature films
UFA GmbH films
German black-and-white films
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