The Tigress (1922)

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Movie
Original title The tigress
Country of production Germany
original language German
Publishing year 1922
Rod
Director Ernst Wendt
script Max Jungk ,
Julius Urgiß
production John Hagenbeck
camera Carl Hoffmann ,
Gotthardt Wolf
occupation

The tigress is the title of a silent film drama that Ernst Wendt directed for John Hagenbeck-Film GmbH (Berlin) in 1921 based on a script by Max Jungk and Julius Urgiß . Hagenbeck specialized in big-scale predator sensation films. The main role was played by the actor Carl de Vogt , who took part in a whole "predator film series" and performed all the stunts himself. His partner in film as in life was Claire Lotto .

action

The tigress is a young girl who, after a tough youth, loves an animal tamer. He comes from a distinguished family, and when he is brought back from circus life by his relatives, he is ashamed of his wife, who has now been married to him, and denies her due to a falling out. She appears again in the circus as an animal tamer. He sees her there after years and wants to make up with her again. She has not forgotten the shame inflicted on her and wants to take revenge on him by giving him over to the power of her beasts. This attempt on his life fails, she comes to her senses: All's well that ends well. "

background

Despite the agreement of the publication dates (1921), the plot has nothing to do with the crime novel of the same name by Walter Serner ; this was filmed in 1992 as an east-west co-production by DEFA-Studio Potsdam-Babelsberg with CineVox Filmproduktion, Munich-Grünwald.

Wendt has directed a number of predatory films: The Lord of the Beasts (1921); The Night of Horrors in the Menagerie (1921); Among Robbers and Beasts (1921); Alone in the Jungle (1922, also Die Rache der Afrikanerin ); The white desert (1922).

The film structures were created by Franz Schroedter , the exterior shots were shot in the Hanover Zoo. Manager was Adolf Essek . Carl Hoffmann and Gotthardt Wolf took care of the photography .

The film was submitted to the inspection agency for censorship on December 13, 1921. It was premiered on January 4, 1922 in Berlin. In Germany it was awarded by the Terra Film.

"The Tigress" is now considered lost, except for a 12 minute long fragment. This was shown for the first time on Sunday, August 14, 2016 as part of a lecture by Jörg Schöning and Stefan Drößler on "John Hagenbeck and his predatory films" at the "International Silent Film Days" (32nd Bonn Summer Cinema, August 11 - 21, 2016).

reception

In 1922 the Film-Kurier read the following "impression" of Hagenbeck's film work:

“It was night, the headlights were on, and the situation was demanding for the whole man. John Hagenbeck, brother of the Hamburg zoo founder, had his back to the bars and tried to defend himself with a walking stick - against five lions. It happened while shooting an adventurous animal film. The dangerous incident happened because the headlights made the lions nervous. The trainer had tried to distract the animals from himself and tossed a piece of meat far away - in the direction of the cage where Hagenbeck was standing. But he kept the lions in check until the trainer and his wife were able to drive the animals back. "

In Paimann's film list No. 306, Vienna, February 9, 1922, the following evaluation was found:

“The subject is designed to appeal to the public, only the conclusion proves to be unsatisfactory. The presentation was very good, especially the two main roles (Vogt-Barnay). The usual animal scenes, and this time a series of dressage acts, are very pretty, but the direction has made extensive use of passages (fair, etc.). The photography was good. "

literature

  • Hans-Michael Bock, Tim Bergfelder: The Concise Cinegraph. An Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, ISBN 978-0-85745-565-9 , pp. 205 f.
  • Katja Bruhns: Predator Film. In: filmlexikon.uni-kiel.de (online)
  • Noah William Isenberg: Weimar Cinema. An Essential Guide to Classic Films of the Era. Columbia University Press, 2013, ISBN 978-0-231-50385-3 , p. 74.
  • Alexandra zu Knyphausen: Desperate for the tropics. John Hagenbeck - adventurer, animal catcher, film producer. In: forumromanum.com Posts , Feb. 19, 2009. (online at: 324969.forumromanum.com )
  • Jörg Schöning: “A small jungle is thriving.” The jungle fantasies of the film producer John Hagenbeck. In: Michael Flitner (Ed.): The German Tropical Forest. Images, myths, politics. Campus, Frankfurt / New York 2000, pp. 79–93.
  • Jörg Schöning, Stefan Drößler (editor): Program for the International Silent Film Festival August 11-21, 2016, 32nd Bonn Summer Cinema. Bonn 2016.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ John Hagenbeck (1866-1940), the brother of the Hamburg animal dealer and zoo director Carl Hagenbeck, founded a film company in 1918. For this producer cf. filmportal [1] and Schönig pp. 79–93.
  2. ↑ cf. From Knyphausen 2009.
  3. ↑ Oly [d. i. Fred Olimsky] in: Berliner Börsenzeitung from January 8, 1922. quoted. n. Schöning-Drößler (editor): Program for the International Silent Film Festival August 11-21, 2016, p. 10
  4. ↑ cf. Die Tigin (1992) and F.-B. Habel: The great lexicon of DEFA feature films. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-89602-349-7 , pp. 611-612.
  5. ↑ cf. Bruhns, film lexicon article predator film
  6. ↑ so in von Knyphausen 2009.
  7. ↑ cit. n. Schöning-Drößler (editor): Program booklet Internationale Stummfilmtage 11. – 21.8.2016, p. 10