''The Vulture Wally'' (German: ''Die Geierwally'') is a 1921 German silent

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directed by

Ewald André Dupont Ewald André Dupont (25 December 1891 – 12 December 1956) was a German film director, one of the pioneers of the Cinema of Germany, German film industry. He was often credited as E. A. Dupont. Early life and career Born in Zeitz, Saxony and rai ...

and starring

Albert Steinrück Albert Steinrück (20 May 1872 – 10 February 1929) was a German stage and film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1910 and 1929. He starred in the 1923 film '' The Treasure'', which was directed by Georg Wil ...

Henny Porten Frieda Ulricke "Henny" Porten (7 January 1890 – 15 October 1960) was a German actress and film producer of the silent film, silent era, and Germany's first major film star. She appeared in more than 170 films between 1906 and 1955. Biography ...

and

William Dieterle William Dieterle (July 15, 1893 – December 9, 1972) was a German-born actor and film director who emigrated to the United States in 1930 to leave a worsening political situation. He worked in Cinema of the United States, Hollywood primarily a ...

. The film is a '' bergfilm'' based on the novel '' The Vulture Maiden'' by Wilhelmine von Hillern. It is a

melodrama A melodrama is a Drama, dramatic work in which plot, typically sensationalized for a strong emotional appeal, takes precedence over detailed characterization. Melodrama is "an exaggerated version of drama". Melodramas typically concentrate on ...

set in the

Alps The Alps () are some of the highest and most extensive mountain ranges in Europe, stretching approximately across eight Alpine countries (from west to east): Monaco, France, Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria and Slovenia. ...

, and was one of Dupont's most successful films of the early 1920s.Bergfelder, Tim & Cargnelli, Christian. ''Destination London: German-speaking emigrés and British cinema, 1925-1950''.

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, 2008. p. 28.

Cast

as Stromminger *

as Wally *

as Der Bären-Joseph * Eugen Klöpfer as Der Gellner-Vincenz *Elise Zachow-Vallentin as Luckard *Marie Grimm-Einödshofer as Die Obermagd *

Julius Brandt Julius Brandt (5 March 1873 in Olomouc – 26 December 1949 in Vienna) was an Austrians, Austrian stage actor, stage and film actor, film director and screenwriter. Selected filmography * ''The Gentleman Without a Residence (1915 film), The Gent ...

as Klettenmeyer *

Wilhelm Diegelmann Wilhelm Diegelmann (28 September 1861 – 1 March 1934) was a German actor. Career Diegelmann's first stage appearance was in 1878 in the chorus for the Frankfurt Opera. In 1881 he debuted at the Frankfurt City Theater, playing King Lear, Wil ...

as Roferbauer sen. *Gerd Fricke as Roferbauer jun. *

Grete Diercks Margarete "Grete" Diercks (September 1, 1890, in Hamburg – July 15, 1978, in Lauingen) was a German actress. Biography Diercks had been active since childhood as an actress at the 1900 Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg. On her 11th birthday, ...

as Afra

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* 1921 drama films German drama films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by E. A. Dupont Films set in Bavaria Films set in the Alps Films based on The Vulture Maiden Climbing and mountaineering films German black-and-white films UFA GmbH films Silent German drama films Silent German adventure films 1920s German films Films scored by Giuseppe Becce {{1920s-Germany-silent-adventure-film-stub