Bigamy (1927)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | bigamy |
| Country of production | German Empire |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1927 |
| length | 106 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Jaap Speyer |
| script | Max Glass |
| production | Max Glass |
| music | Walter Ulfig |
| camera | Arpad Viragh |
| occupation | |
and Emil Heyse , Emil Lind , Johannes Riemann | |
Bigamy is a German silent film drama from 1927 by Jaap Speyer with Heinrich George as a man between two women, played by Maria Jacobini and Anita Dorris .
action
Master plumber Otto Engel has achieved a certain level of prosperity through diligence. He has a sincere admirer in Elise, the pretty daughter of the local clerk, who is just as very young as she is perfectly good. She loves him more than anything. But Otto only has eyes for what he thinks is the much more exciting dancer Ada, whom he spotted in a garden bar some time ago. In his mania for love, he absolutely wants to marry the "sinful" Ada. Ada doesn't mind, life at Otto's side doesn't promise a lot of excitement, but the craftsman is financially a worthwhile game. It comes as it has to: the marriage goes wrong. Ada is quite a bitch, always nagging and quarreling, throws Otto's money out the window with full hands and even cheats on her husband. Eventually Ada leaves her rock solid angel and runs away with a windy dancer named Fred. Otto Engel is devastated.
It is Elise who now takes loving care of him and sees that he is getting ground under his feet again. Gradually Otto also begins to fall in love with the lovely girl and is ready to marry her - if it weren't for the still existing marriage with Ada, which has vanished without a trace. Engel listens to the advice of a windy lawyer who suggests to forge papers without further ado and to have a death certificate issued to Ada Engel. Time is of the essence because Elise is pregnant and no one wants to have an illegitimate child. As a new “widower” Otto can finally marry his Elise. But as fate plays it: one day Ada stands at the door, bright and cheerful, and confronts her husband with the forgery of documents. In revenge, she threatens to sue him for bigamy . There is a trial. However, deeply impressed by his and Elise's little son's love for children, Ada swallows poison and collapses dead. In doing so, she makes her husband a widower for good. Now Otto and Elise can start their little, big happiness with their child.
Production notes
Bigamy originated in Berlin's Terra Glass House and passed film censorship on August 15, 1927. The film was 2,661 meters long, divided into seven acts. A youth ban was issued. The premiere took place on September 27, 1927 in Berlin's Beba-Palast (atrium).
Hans Jacoby created the film structures.
criticism
In the Austrian Film-Zeitung it was said: “Jaap Speyer moves his actors in a subtle way and knows how to create an exciting atmosphere. Heinrich George plays the master. He is strong in his massive physicality, but of incredibly fine nuances in a rare balance. "
Web links
- Bigamy in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Bigamy at filmportal.de