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directed by

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and starring

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and Felix Hecht.Grange p.98 The film's sets were designed by the

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Cast

as Gaby, Grossnichte von Lord Robert Lyonel *

as Harry Lane, Artist * Felix Hecht as Graf Wladimir Kosewski *

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as Charles, Sohn von Lord Cecil * Syme Delmar as Ellinor Kosewski * Richard Georg as Bill Jackson, Artist *

Willy Kaiser-Heyl Willy Kaiser-Heyl (4 August 1876 – 2 December 1953) was a German film actor. He appeared in 92 films between 1919 and 1952. He was born in Frankfurt, Germany and died in Berlin. Selected filmography * ''The Tragedy of a Great'' (1920) * ...

as Lord Robert Lyonel *

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as Direktor des Tivoli Rosendaal, Amsterdam * Ly Corder as Lucy * Hardy von Francois as Lord Cecil, Herzog von Cunningham

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1921 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Richard Eichberg German silent feature films {{1920s-Germany-silent-film-stub