The Most Beautiful Legs of Berlin
Appearance
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Directed by | Willi Wolff |
Written by | Robert Liebmann Willi Wolff |
Starring | Ellen Richter Dina Gralla Kurt Gerron |
Cinematography | Axel Graatkjær |
Music by | Otto Stenzeel |
Production company | Ellen Richter Film |
Distributed by | UFA |
Release date | 28 July 1927 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | Germany |
Languages | Silent German intertitles |
The Most Beautiful Legs of Berlin (German: Die schönsten Beine von Berlin) is a 1927 German silent film directed by Willi Wolff and starring Ellen Richter, Dina Gralla and Kurt Gerron.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernst Stern. It functions as a revue show, showcasing leading dancers of the Weimar era. Richter and Gralla play rival competitors.
A theme song composed by Walter Kollo was released alongside the film, and became a gramophone hit record.
Cast
- Ellen Richter as Dolorès
- Dina Gralla as Poupette
- Kurt Gerron
- Henry Bender
- Teddy Bill
- Kurt Ehrlich
- Kurt Fuß
- Bruno Kastner
- Rudolf Lettinger
- Kurt Lilien
- Rudolf Meinhard-Jünger
- Frida Richard
- Fritz Richard
- Gyula Szöreghy
- Alice Torning
- Lawrence Tiller Empire Girls
- Charell Boys
- Dodge Sisters
- ^ Bock & Bergfelder p.155
Bibliography
- Bergfelder, Tim & Bock, Hans-Michael. The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopedia of German. Berghahn Books, 2009.