''The Gypsy Chief'' (German: ''Der Zigeunerprimas'') is a 1929 German silent

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directed by

Carl Wilhelm Carl Wilhelm (born 1872 in Vienna; died in London 1936), was a prolific German film director, film producer and screenwriter of the silent film era, at the end of which his career apparently entirely faded away and he vanished into obscurity. ...

and starring Paul Heidemann, Margarete Schlegel and Fritz Schulz. It is an adaptation of the 1912

operetta Operetta is a form of theatre and a genre of light opera. It includes spoken dialogue, songs and including dances. It is lighter than opera in terms of its music, orchestral size, and length of the work. Apart from its shorter length, the oper ...

'' Der Zigeunerprimas'' composed by

Emmerich Kálmán Emmerich Kálmán ( ; 24 October 1882 – 30 October 1953) was a Kingdom of Hungary, Hungarian composer of operettas and a prominent figure in the development of Operetta#Austria–Hungary, Viennese operetta in the 20th century. Among his most p ...

with a libretto by and Fritz Grünbaum.Prawer p.83 Robert A. Dietrich worked as the film's

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Cast

* Paul Heidemann as Béla Baron Cadossy * Margarete Schlegel as Julischka * Fritz Schulz as Gaston Graf Irini, Attaché * Robert Garrison as Bankier Rothschild * Hugo Flink as Dobrenko, Gesandter * Carl Geppert as Finanzminister Mustari * Melitta Klefer as Ungarische Magd * Emmy Wyda as Pensionsvorsteherin * Fritz Beckmann * Kurt Brenkendorf * Franz Cornelius * Egon Dorn * Gyula Szőreghy *

Ernő Verebes Ernő Verebes (born Ernst Weiss, December 6, 1902 – June 13, 1971) was a Hungarian-American actor who began his career in Hungarian silent films in 1915. During his film career he worked and lived in Hungary, Germany and in the United States. ...

References

Bibliography

* Prawer, S.S. ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933''. Berghahn Books, 2005.

External links

* 1929 films Films of the Weimar Republic 1929 drama films German silent feature films Films directed by Carl Wilhelm Films set in Hungary Films based on operettas Films about Romani people Films with screenplays by Franz Schulz German black-and-white films Silent German drama films 1920s German films 1920s German-language films German-language drama films {{1920s-Germany-silent-drama-film-stub