The beaver fur (1928)
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| Original title | The beaver fur |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1928 |
| length | 102 minutes |
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| Director | Erich Schönfelder |
| script |
Fanny Carlsen Willy Haas based on the drama of the same name (1893) by Gerhart Hauptmann |
| production | Defu, Berlin |
| music | Pasquale Perris |
| camera | Friedrich Weinmann |
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The beaver fur is a German silent film from 1928 based on the drama of the same name by Gerhart Hauptmann . Lucie Höflich played Wolffen's mother, directed by Erich Schönfelder .
action
Wilhelm Krüger lives with his wife on the outskirts of Berlin around 1880. The tenants in his house are Mr. Motes with his wife and the writer Dr. Butcher. One evening Krüger received an ordered delivery of firewood, which was unloaded in front of the property. The maid Leontine Wolff still refuses to bring the wood into the cellar in her free time. When Kruger tries to carry the wood by himself, he falls down the cellar stairs. The kerosene lamp breaks and the contents spill over his coat with the beaver fur collar. To air the garment, he hangs the coat on the balcony. Meanwhile, Leontine wants to meet her friend, Gendarme Schulz, who has already looked elsewhere. She no longer wants to work for Kruger and goes to her parents' home. Leontine tells her mother that Krügers only exploits her and mentions the story of the firewood outside of her working hours. Auguste Wolff pricks up his ears and decides to take it. When the wood is stolen, Mother Wolffen, as she is called everywhere, sees the coat hanging on the balcony.
The next morning, Auguste is expected to do the laundry with the head of the office, Wehrhahn's family. Wilhelm Krüger has just arrived to report the theft of his wood. Wehrhahn prefers to keep a close eye on the politically dubious Dr. Fleischer and sends Kruger away with his coat, which smells of petroleum, without having achieved anything. The denunciation of Fleischer goes back to a wave of the work-shy Motes, who steps down and hunched up. Mother Wolffen is aware of all these processes. In the evening, Leontine tells her that she is pregnant from Schulz. But her mother shows little interest and prefers to go to Krügers' house to steal the beaver fur coat from the balcony and sell it to the skipper Wulkow. With this money she wants to repay debts.
The next day, Wehrhahn's wife Regine plans to celebrate her birthday, and Mrs. Wolff is asked to help out in the kitchen. As a souvenir she has a black-shot deer with her that is to be served as a delicious roast. That same morning, Dr. Fleischer's because of his possession of writings that are supposed to destroy the state. At this moment, Krüger appears at Wehrhahn's to report the theft of the beaver fur. He complains to the bailiff that he prefers to arrest the innocent subtenant Schreiber instead of worrying about the important things like stealing his wood and now also the beaver fur. Werhahn then abused his authority and locked Krüger in the same cell with Dr. Butcher. The evidence that leads to the Wolff family is growing stronger, but Wehrhahn ignores it. Since the birthday party (not least because of Mother Wolffens deer) went splendidly, the arrogant bailiff released the two cellmates.
Production notes
The beaver fur was filmed in the Staaken studios from December 8, 1927 to January 9, 1928 . The seven-act film with a length of 2568 meters passed the censorship on January 15, 1928 and was premiered on March 9, 1928 in the Tauentzienpalast .
Eugen Kürschner was in charge of production, Franz Seemann and Bruno Lutz were responsible for the buildings. Manfred Liebenau was the production manager.
Reviews
“At the end of the silent film era, Gerhart Hauptmann's“ Der Biberpelz ”(1928) was filmed. Lucie Höflich played the mother Wolffen and Ralph Arthur Roberts played the Wehrhahn, of course. Erich Schönfelder met Hauptmann's milieu very well and took over the stage work as far as possible. "
Web links
- The beaver fur in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The beaver fur at filmportal.de