The Devious Path
The Devious Path | |
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Directed by | G. W. Pabst |
Written by | Franz Schulz Adolf Lantz Ladislaus Vajda |
Produced by | Fred Lyssa |
Starring | Gustav Diessl Brigitte Helm Hertha von Walther |
Cinematography | Theodor Sparkuhl |
Edited by | Georg Wilhelm Pabst Marc Sorkin |
Music by | |
Production company | Deutsche Universal-Film |
Distributed by | Deutsche Universal-Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
Country | Germany |
Languages | Silent German intertitles |
The Devious Path (German: Abwege) is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by G. W. Pabst and starring Gustav Diessl, Brigitte Helm and Hertha von Walther.[1][2] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle. Location shooting took place at the Markgrafentheater Erlangen in Bavaria. It was made by the German subsidiary of Universal Pictures. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin.
Cast[]
- Gustav Diessl as Thomas Beck, Lawyer
- Brigitte Helm as Irene Beck, seine Frau
- Hertha von Walther as Liane, ihre Freundin
- Jack Trevor as Walter Frank, Maler
- Fritz Odemar as Möller, Regierungsrat
- Nico Turoff as Sam Taylor, Boxer
- as Anita Haldern
- as André
- as Robert
- as Daisy
- as Gina
- as Die Zofe
- as 2. Boxer
References[]
- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Devious Path". Silent Era. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
- ^ The A to Z of German Cinema p.145
Bibliography[]
- Reimer, Robert C. & Reimer, Carol J. The A to Z of German Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2010.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1928 films
- German silent feature films
- German films
- 1928 drama films
- German black-and-white films
- Films directed by G. W. Pabst
- Films of the Weimar Republic
- Films with screenplays by Franz Schulz
- German drama films
- Universal Pictures films
- 1920s drama film stubs
- Silent German film stubs