His Greatest Bluff
| His Greatest Bluff | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | Seymour Nebenzal |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | |
| Music by | Hans May |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | |
Release date | 12 May 1927 |
| Country | Germany |
| Languages | Silent German intertitles |
His Greatest Bluff (German: Sein größter Bluff) is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Henrik Galeen and Harry Piel and starring Piel, Toni Tetzlaff and Lotte Lorring. Its title is sometimes translated as His Biggest Bluff. Today, the film is best known for the early role it offered to Marlene Dietrich who was only cast after great effort by her agents.[1] The film was shot at the Grunewald Studios, located in Western Berlin, during January and February 1927. It premiered on 12 May 1927 at the in Berlin.[2]
Cast[]
- Harry Piel as Henry & Harry Devall
- Toni Tetzlaff as Madame Andersson
- Lotte Lorring as Tilly
- Albert Paulig as Mimikry
- Fritz Greiner as Hennessy
- Charly Berger as Count. Koks
- as Sherry
- Marlene Dietrich as Yvette
- as Goliath, a dwarf
- Kurt Gerron as Rajah
- Eugen Burg as Police
- as Count. Apollinaris
- as Suzanne
- as Crook
- as Crook
- as Crook
- as Crook
- Wolfgang von Schwindt as Crook
References[]
Bibliography[]
- Bach, Steven. Marlene Dietrich: Life and Legend. University of Minnesota Press, 2011
- Gemünden, Gerd & Desjardins, Mary R. Dietrich Icon. Duke University Press, 2007.
External links[]
 | This article related to a German silent film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
 | This 1920s comedy film–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
Categories:
- 1927 films
- German films
- Films of the Weimar Republic
- German silent feature films
- 1927 comedy films
- German comedy films
- Films directed by Henrik Galeen
- Films directed by Harry Piel
- Films produced by Seymour Nebenzal
- German black-and-white films
- Silent German film stubs
- 1920s comedy film stubs