The blue lantern

Movie
Original title	The blue lantern
Country of production	Germany
original language	German
Publishing year	1918
length	74 (1918), 70 (1921) minutes
Rod
Director	Rudolf Biebrach
script	Irene Daland based on the novel by Paul Lindau
production	Oskar Messter
music	Giuseppe Becce
camera	Karl friend
occupation
Henny Porten : Sabine Steinhardt Johanna Zimmermann : Ellen, her sister Ferdinand von Alten : Legation councilor from Guntershausen Bruno Eichgrün : Kurt Franzius Rudolf Biebrach: Korachi, owner of the "Blue Lantern" Karl Elzer : Banker Fören Gertrud Hoffmann : Hilde Franzius

The Blue Lantern is a German silent film drama from 1918. The main role was played by Henny Porten .

action

The dancer Sabine and her sister Ellen had so far lived a righteous life when a dramatic event mixed up everything: Legation councilor von Guntershausen seduced Sabine and made her his lover. After a certain time, however, he drops her, and Ellen, repelled by Sabine's morally relaxed way of life, turns away from her sister. Then Sabine ends up as an animation lady in a dive bar called "The Blue Lantern".

One day by chance she becomes the guardian angel of the child of Privy Councilor Kurt Franzius, who saves her from great danger. This Sabine wants to get married out of love and gratitude. But when he learns of Sabine's past life through the seducer Guntershausen, he refrains from his intention. Sabine desperately wants to poison herself, now completely isolated, but before that she dies surprisingly of a heart attack.

Production notes

The blue lantern was made in the Messter-Film Atelier in Berlin's Blücherstraße 32. The five-act film was 1518 (original 1918) or 1430 (new censorship June 1921) meters long, depending on the version, and was submitted to the German censorship in November 1918. The first performance in Berlin took place on November 29, 1918 in the Berlin Mozart Hall.

Jack Winter created the film structures .

criticism

In Paimann's film lists you can read: “Material, game and scenery are excellent. Photos very good. (A hit). "

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The blue lantern in Paimann's film lists ( memento of the original from March 25, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 

Web links

• Blue lantern in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• The blue lantern at The German Early Cinema Database
• The blue lantern at filmportal.de