Is hereditary burden?
| Movie | |
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| Original title | Is hereditary burden? |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1913 |
| length | 49 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Harry Piel |
| script | Harry Piel Luise del Zopp |
| production | Franz Vogel for Eiko-Film (Berlin) |
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Is hereditary burden? is a medium-length silent film drama from 1913 by Harry Piel with Ludwig Trautmann in the leading role.
action
Paul is the son of an innocent murder convict and has found a job as the secretary of the owner of a large American publishing house. Nevertheless, although he has also adopted Paul, he refuses the hand of his biological daughter, as the tycoon assumes that Paul is hereditary, that is, could have the characteristics of his alleged murderer father. When a theft breaks out, the newspaper publisher sees his worst fears confirmed and throws his adopted son out of his mansion.
Paul now breaks all bridges behind him and travels the world as a newspaper correspondent. This trip takes him into primeval forests and steppes. In one of the distant regions, he can immediately research the evidence of his innocence. The happy ending is finally perfect when, of all people, the newspaper king's brother turns out to be a real murderer and Paul's father is finally released. The motive back then: jealousy. The villain takes his own life, and Paul has the publisher's daughter to be his wife.
Production notes
Is hereditary burden? passed the censorship test in July 1913 and was premiered in Austria-Hungary on September 19, 1913. A week later the film could also be seen in German cinemas. The strip had three acts with a length of 910 (Vienna 1913) and 850 meters (Berlin) and was therefore considered a medium-length film.
Is hereditary burden? had a production total of 1160 Reichsmarks.
reception
“'Hereditary', an Eiko picture ... which is based on the intimate processes in the house of an American newspaper king and is one of the best pictures this factory has brought onto the market to date. (...) This film is played very first class by the four main actors and is a feast for the eyes in the numerous changes in moods. "