The dancer (1919)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The dancer |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1919 |
| length | approx. 66 (1st part, 1919), approx. 81 (2nd part, 1919) minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Carl Froelich |
| script | Carl Froelich Georg Tatzelt based on the novel of the same name by Felix Hollaender |
| production | Maxim film, Berlin |
| music | G. Bechstein |
| camera | Otto Tober |
| occupation | |
and Margarete Schön , Theodor Burghardt , Frida Richard , Ria Jende , Maria Forescu , Ena Mar , Fernando Gomez | |
The Dancer is a two-part German silent film from 1919 by Carl Froelich .
action
Andreas Rellnow is the son of an extremely nervous professor, whom he never felt loved by, and an aging dancer. Tired of the joyless parental home, Andreas one day decides to move out into the wide world and embark on a career as an artist. As a violin virtuoso, he quickly became popular and a first-rate heartbreaker. The women throw themselves languidly at Andreas' feet, but he does not know how to give love and instead carelessly kinks the hearts of his countless admirers.
Don Juan thus plunged many of them into disaster: his first victim was Lucie Trenkwitz, the daughter of a respected consul. The next woman who does not find her love in return is called Angela von Seydlitz and is the daughter of a chamberlain. Maria Friesländer, the wife of a helmsman, is hardly better off, and finally the dancer Lisa Lerder follows. But this is the end of the line for Andreas, because Lisa's partner William puts a cruel end to the careless hustle and bustle of the heartbreaker and stabs Rellnow.
Production notes
The dancer , part 1, passed the film censorship in September 1919 and was premiered on October 3, 1919 in the Kammerlichtspiele on Potsdamer Platz. The length of the three-act vehicle was originally 1,361 meters, but was shortened to about 1,200 meters when it was re-censored in March 1921. The second part of the film found its way into the cinemas in the same month, measuring four acts at 1679 meters. During the post-censorship this part was reduced to 1587 meters. In Austria both parts started on February 6th and 10th, 1920 respectively.
The film structures were designed by Hans Sohnle .