The Rolling Ball (1927)

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Movie
Original title The rolling ball
Country of production Germany
original language German
Publishing year 1927
Rod
Director Erich Schönfelder
script Rolf E. Vanloo
production Paneuropa-Film, Berlin
music Pasquale Perris
camera Mutz Greenbaum
Karl Wellert
occupation

Die Rollende Kugel is a German silent film actor melodrama from 1927.

action

Monte Carlo , in the 1920s. The rolling ball is the ball of roulette , and this story takes place in this world of gamblers. This drama gives insights into the luxury of the sophisticated and into the world of the beautiful and the rich, the nobles but also the fallen. Triumph and defeat are very close here, the rolling ball knows no justice, only gain or loss.

There is, for example, a gambler; He has already gambled away his house and farm, leaving his wife and children at home. And yet he cannot let go of the eternal temptation, completely believing that luck will finally be waiting for him at the roulette table. There he encounters happiness in a completely different, unexpected form: a young girl, desperate like himself, wants to plunge into the depths and kill herself. At the last moment he saves her life. And the moment he stands up for someone besides himself, he is also lucky and breaks the bank on the same day.

Production notes

The rolling ball was made in the summer of 1927 in the film studio von Staaken (Berlin). The six-stroke with a length of 1819 meters passed the film censorship on August 17, 1927 and was banned from young people. The first performance took place on September 9, 1927 in the Tauentzienpalast .

Ernst Stern designed the scenery, while Erich Grave , as site manager, was responsible for their implementation. Artur Kiekebusch took over the production management.

The young actress Edda Croy was only seen on screen in 1927; In addition to The Rolling Ball , she appeared in two other films.

criticism

Vienna's Neue Freie Presse wrote on the occasion of the Austrian premiere: "Human fates, arranged in the splendid backdrop of the Riviera. The highlight of the game room scenes with exhilarating liveliness. Erna Morena, as always, above all decorative, Harry Liedtke, as always of charming slovenliness and enticing recklessness. Adele Sandrock matronly dignified, Edda Croy, a cute little martyr, who in the end feels relieved of all evils in the arms of her found bridegroom. The Riviera makes for beautiful landscapes, director's wit for some very successful, impressive detail shots. "

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "The Rolling Ball". In:  Neue Freie Presse , December 17, 1927, p. 11 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / nfp

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