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{{Short description|1928 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = The Joker
|name = The Joker
| image =
|image = Jokeren Poster.jpg
|caption = Official Poster from 1928 by [[Palle Wennerwald]]
| image_size =
|native_name = {{Infobox name module|de|Jokeren}}
| caption =
| director = [[Georg Jacoby]]
|director = [[Georg Jacoby]]
| based_on = ''The Joker'' by Noel Scott
| producer =
| writer = [[Noel Scott (playwright)|Noel Scott]] (stage play)<br>Georg Jacoby <br> [[Jens Locher]]
|writer =Georg Jacoby<br>Jens Locher
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|starring = [[Henry Edwards (actor)|Henry Edwards]]<br>[[Elga Brink]]<br>[[Miles Mander]]
| narrator =
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|cinematography = Poul Eibye<br>[[Louis Larsen (cinematographer)|Louis Larsen]]<br>[[Emil Schünemann]]
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| starring = [[Henry Edwards (actor)|Henry Edwards]] <br> [[Elga Brinck]] <br> [[Miles Mander]]
| music =
|music = [[Walter Ulfig]]
| editing =
|studio = [[Nordisk Film]]
|distributor = Kinografen
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| cinematography = [[Poul Eibye]] <br> [[Louis Larsen (cinematographer)|Louis Larsen]] <br> [[Emil Schünemann ]]
| studio = [[Nordisk Film ]]
|released = {{Film date|1928|3|10|df=yes}}
| distributor = Kinografen
|runtime =
| released = 10 March 1928
|country = Denmark<br>Germany
| runtime = 35 minutes
|language = Silent<br>Danish [[intertitle]]s
| country = Denmark <br> Germany
| language = Silent <br> Danish [[intertitles]]
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'''''The Joker''''' (Danish: '''''Jokeren''''') is a 1928 Danish-German [[silent film|silent]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Georg Jacoby]] based upon the 1927 play ''The Joker'' by [[Noel Scott (playwright)|Noel Scott]].<ref name="DFI"/> The film stars [[Henry Edwards (actor)|Henry Edwards]] in the title role.<ref name="DFI">{{cite web|url=http://www.dfi.dk/faktaomfilm/film/da/16037.aspx?id=16037|title=Jokeren|work=fakta om film|publisher=Det Danske Fiminstitut|accessdate=23 March 2017}}</ref>
'''''The Joker''''' (Danish: '''''Jokeren''''') is a 1928 Danish-German [[Silent film|silent]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[Georg Jacoby]] and starring [[Henry Edwards (actor)|Henry Edwards]], [[Elga Brink]], [[Miles Mander]] and [[Renée Héribel]]. It is based upon the 1927 play ''The Joker'' by [[Noel Scott (playwright)|Noel Scott]].<ref name="DFI"/> The film was also released under the German language title '''''Der Faschingskönig''''' (English: ''The King of the Carnival'').<ref name=DFI>{{cite web|url=https://www.dfi.dk/viden-om-film/filmdatabasen/film/jokeren|title=Jokeren|work=fakta om film|publisher=Det Danske Fiminstitut|accessdate=31 August 2021}}</ref>

It was shot at the Grunewald Studios in [[Berlin]] as well as [[location shooting|on location]] in [[Nice]]. The film's sets were designed by the [[art director]] [[Willi Herrmann]].


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[ Henry Edwards (actor)| Henry Edwards]] as Mr. Carstairs
*[[Henry Edwards (actor)|Henry Edwards]] as Mr. Carstairs
* [[Elga Brinck ]] as Gill
*[[Elga Brink]] as Gill
* [[Miles Mander ]] as Mr. Borwick
*[[Miles Mander]] as Mr. Borwick
* [[Aage Hertel ]] as Jonny
*[[Aage Hertel]] as Jonny
* [[Renée Héribel]] as Lady Powder
*[[Renée Héribel]] as Lady Powder
* [[Christian Schrøder]] as James
*[[Christian Schrøder]] as James
* [[Philip Bech]] as Edward
*Philip Bech as Edward
* [[Ruth Komdrup]] as Lou Lou
*Ruth Komdrup as Lou Lou
* [[Aage Bendixen ]]
*[[Aage Bendixen]]
* [[Olga Svendsen]]
*[[Olga Svendsen]]
* [[Gabriel Gabrio]] as Sir Herbert Powder
*[[Gabriel Gabrio]] as Sir Herbert Powder


==References==
==References==
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==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
* Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. ''The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.
*Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. ''The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.


==External links==
==External links==
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{{Georg Jacoby}}
{{Georg Jacoby}}

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Latest revision as of 09:34, 3 January 2024

The Joker
Official Poster from 1928 by Palle Wennerwald
GermanJokeren
Directed byGeorg Jacoby
Written byGeorg Jacoby
Jens Locher
Based onThe Joker by Noel Scott
StarringHenry Edwards
Elga Brink
Miles Mander
CinematographyPoul Eibye
Louis Larsen
Emil Schünemann
Music byWalter Ulfig
Production
company
Distributed byKinografen
Release date
  • 10 March 1928 (1928-03-10)
CountriesDenmark
Germany
LanguagesSilent
Danish intertitles

The Joker (Danish: Jokeren) is a 1928 Danish-German silent drama film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Henry Edwards, Elga Brink, Miles Mander and Renée Héribel. It is based upon the 1927 play The Joker by Noel Scott.[1] The film was also released under the German language title Der Faschingskönig (English: The King of the Carnival).[1]

It was shot at the Grunewald Studios in Berlin as well as on location in Nice. The film's sets were designed by the art director Willi Herrmann.

Cast[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Jokeren". fakta om film. Det Danske Fiminstitut. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

Bibliography[edit]

  • Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links[edit]

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