''The Salamander Ruby'' (German: ''Der Rubin-Salamander'') is a 1918 German
silent
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drama film
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directed by
Rudolf Biebrach
Rudolf Biebrach (24 November 1866 – 5 September 1938) was a German actor and film director. He directed over 70 films between 1909 and 1930; and he appeared as an actor in nearly 110 films between 1909 and 1938. In his youth, Biebrach had worke ...
and starring
Bruno Decarli
Bruno Decarli (15 March 1877 – 31 March 1950) was a German stage and film actor.
Born Bruno Alfred Franz Eduard Schmidt in Dresden, he began his career as a stage actor, later appearing in films. He died in Tiverton, United Kingdom at age 73.
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,
Mechthildis Thein
Mechthildis Thein (1888 in Braunschweig – 1959 in Singen) was a German stage and film actress of the silent period.
Selected filmography
* '' Fear'' (1917)
* '' The Rat'' (1918)
* '' The Salamander Ruby'' (1918)
* ''Henriette Jacoby'' (1918) ...
and
Hugo Flink
Hugo Flink (16 August 1879 – 2 May 1947) was an Austrian stage and film actor. Flink was one of the earliest actors to play Sherlock Holmes on screen.
Flink was born in Vienna and died in Berlin.
Selected filmography
* '' The Onyx Head'' ...
.
[Bock & Töteberg p.26]
Cast
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Bruno Decarli
Bruno Decarli (15 March 1877 – 31 March 1950) was a German stage and film actor.
Born Bruno Alfred Franz Eduard Schmidt in Dresden, he began his career as a stage actor, later appearing in films. He died in Tiverton, United Kingdom at age 73.
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as Martin Hellberg
*
Mechthildis Thein
Mechthildis Thein (1888 in Braunschweig – 1959 in Singen) was a German stage and film actress of the silent period.
Selected filmography
* '' Fear'' (1917)
* '' The Rat'' (1918)
* '' The Salamander Ruby'' (1918)
* ''Henriette Jacoby'' (1918) ...
as Nelly Sand, Operettensängerin
*
Hugo Flink
Hugo Flink (16 August 1879 – 2 May 1947) was an Austrian stage and film actor. Flink was one of the earliest actors to play Sherlock Holmes on screen.
Flink was born in Vienna and died in Berlin.
Selected filmography
* '' The Onyx Head'' ...
as Templin, reicher Börsianer
*
Heinrich Schroth
Heinrich August Franz Schroth (23 March 1871 – 14 January 1945) was a German stage and film actor.
Career
Schroth was born in Pirmasens, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He made his acting debut at the Sigmaringen Royal Theatre in 1890. In 1894 ...
as Attenhofer, Landstreicher
*
Rudolf Biebrach
Rudolf Biebrach (24 November 1866 – 5 September 1938) was a German actor and film director. He directed over 70 films between 1909 and 1930; and he appeared as an actor in nearly 110 films between 1909 and 1938. In his youth, Biebrach had worke ...
as Landgerichtsrat Gottfried Hellberg
*
Richard Wirth
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as Juwelier Ottrot
*
Gertrude Hoffman as Freundin der Nelly Sand
References
Bibliography
* Hans-Michael Bock & Michael Töteberg. ''Das Ufa-Buch''. Zweitausendeins, 1992.
External links
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1918 films
Films of the German Empire
German silent feature films
Films directed by Rudolf Biebrach
German drama films
1918 drama films
UFA GmbH films
German black-and-white films
Films based on German novels
Silent drama films
1910s German films
1910s German-language films
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