The victim of Yella Rogesius

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Movie
Original title The victim of Yella Rogesius
Country of production Germany
original language German
Publishing year 1917
length about 60 minutes
Rod
Director Franz Eckstein
Rosa Porten
script Lo Bergner
production Wanda Treumann
Viggo Larsen
occupation
  • Wanda Treumann: Yella Rogesius, art rider
  • Paul Hartmann : Stefan Rogesius, her husband
  • Lupu Pick : Trainer Brown (assignment uncertain)

The victim of Yella Rogesius is a German silent film melodrama from 1917 with Wanda Treumann in the title role.

action

The film took place in the circus world. There the young Yella made a name for herself as a talented horse rider. She is engaged to a circus colleague, the clown Gregor. The young rider Stefan Rogesius, who fell in love with Yella, is also bound and asks his fiancée Thea to release him. Eventually Yella and Stefan get married. While both go on their honeymoon, Yella's brother Ralph sets up a cozy home for the two of them for the time after their return. Soon, however, the young luck squeezed money worries, and Stefan came up with the idea of ​​alleviating these by the talented rider taking part in horse races as a jockey.

Meanwhile, the horse trainer Brown has his eye on Yella and tries to relax Stefan. But the faithful wife rejects the cheeky guy. This takes revenge by making Stefan drunk on the day of the decision for the “Grand Prix” shortly before the decision. Stefan then missed his assignment. Although she has only just recovered from a serious illness, Yella then decides to get into the saddle herself and take part in this race instead of her husband. You manage to get into the starting box undetected and even win the race. But the sacrifice of Yella Rogesius was too great: no sooner had she achieved victory than she fell dead to the ground, hit by a heartbeat. There her husband Stefan, who hurried up, takes her in his arms.

Production notes

The victim of Yella Rogesius was filmed in the Treumann-Larsen-Film-Atelier in Berlin-Lankwitz in 1917 and premiered that same year. The four-stroke had an original length of 1242 meters, in the new censorship of 1923 the length was reduced to 1174 meters.

criticism

“This fourth film in the Wanda Treumann series 1917/18 may surpass its predecessors in importance. The story of the young circus rider ... distinguishes itself from the usual circus dramas in that its tragedy is not, as is usually the case, based on the different social positions of two lovers. Only after the marriage has been concluded between the two does the conflict arise ... The main attractions of the film are wonderful shots of circus life in front of and behind the scenes and also a series of colorful, shimmering pictures of the race for the "Grand Prix". The turf in the film is something you don't get to see too often. (...) Wanda Treumann embodies the main role and shows her virtuosity in a new area. Not only is she a witty, charming actress, but also an excellent artist on horseback. The other actors, especially Paul Hartmann and Lupu Pick, did their best. Photography and staging are exemplary. "

- Neue Kino-Rundschau from June 1, 1918. P. 88 f.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ the couple directed this film under the signature “Dr. R. Portegg "

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