The Trial of Donald Westhof
| The Trial of Donald Westhof | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Fritz Wendhausen |
| Written by | Felix Hollaender (novel) Fritz Wendhausen |
| Starring | Oskar Homolka Karin Evans Imre Ráday Paul Henckels |
| Cinematography | Curt Courant Günther Rittau |
| Music by | Artur Guttmann |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Parufamet |
Release date | 29 September 1927 |
| Country | Germany |
| Languages | Silent German intertitles |
The Trial of Donald Westhof (German: Der Kampf des Donald Westhof) is a 1927 German silent crime film directed by Fritz Wendhausen and starring Oskar Homolka, Karin Evans and Imre Ráday.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Neppach.
Cast
- Oskar Homolka as Justizrat Lessing
- Karin Evans as Olga Wolgast
- Imre Ráday as Donald Westhof
- Paul Henckels as Professor Westhof, Donalds Vater
- Hermann Vallentin as Spieß, ein Gastwirt
- Paul Otto as Gerichtsvorsitzender
- Erna Morena as Thea Lessing, seine Frau
- Lina Lossen as Leni Westhof
- Nikolai Malikoff as Kußmaul, ein Schieber
- Emilie Kurz as Frau Spieß
- Elizza La Porta as Bertha Spieß, beider Tochter
- Max Gülstorff as Defense lawyer
- Erich Kaiser-Titz as Prosecutor
- Valeska Stock as Frau Busse
- Emil Heyse as Oberlehrer
References
- ^ Nichols p.89
Bibliography
- Nichols, Nina Da Vinci. Pirandello and Film. University of Nebraska Press, 1995.
External links
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- 1927 films
- German films
- Films of the Weimar Republic
- 1920s crime films
- German silent feature films
- German crime films
- Films directed by Fritz Wendhausen
- Films based on German novels
- Films with screenplays by Fritz Wendhausen
- German black-and-white films
- UFA films
- Crime film stubs
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