Mrs. Hanni

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Movie
Original title Mrs. Hanni
Country of production Germany
original language German
Publishing year 1913
Rod
Director Max Mack
production Jules Greenbaum
occupation

Frau Hanni is a German silent film melodrama from 1913 by Max Mack with Hanni Weisse in the title role.

action

Since Hanni von Eckersberg's marriage to the conscientious councilor von Eckmann, the old Count von Eckersberg has been threatened with degeneracy. He has indulged in gambling unrestrainedly and for this reason goes to his club every evening. Soon he will be in debt over both ears. Hanni learns something of this misery at the moment when her father asks her to get him 3000 marks in just a few hours. With a heavy heart, Hanni asks her hyper-correct husband for this sum. Meanwhile, her father does not keep the promise he made to his daughter never to touch playing cards again. In order to be able to get rid of the worries, Hanni contacts the public prosecutor Buchner, who is friends with her, who promises her to soon raid this club, known as the gambling den, as part of a police raid. Hanni is promised that she will be informed in good time if the club is blown up. This reminder is sent to Hanni in the form of a letter, but it falls into the hands of Eckmanns.

He draws the knowledge from the letter that old Eckersberg did not keep the promise given to him and his wife never to pick up cards again. Hanni learns that there is imminent danger and has her maid get a tailcoat in which she, as a woman, can also enter the men's club. Seconds later, the police approached the raid with a great roar, and Hanni tried at the last moment to flee the establishment. But she finds no hiding place and ends up in Buchner's arms. Sobbing, she explains to him how she got into this predicament. Eckmann, on the other hand, is amazed when he sees his wife accompanied by the public prosecutor and no longer understands anything. A little later, old Count Eckersberg is taken to a sick room on a stretcher. His car caught fire on the way to the club and he couldn't get there in time. Hanni rushes to the old man's bedside and collapses there. Buchner explains the letter to Hanni to Eckmann. He recognizes the brave commitment of his wife and takes her lovingly in his arms.

Production notes

Mrs. Hanni was created in mid-1913 in the Vitascope studio in Berlin's Lindenstrasse 32–34. The three-act play with a length of 772 (according to other sources 1100) meters was premiered on July 4, 1913. In Austria-Hungary, where the strip was 875 meters long, the premiere took place on October 3, 1913.

Scenes from the film have been colored.

criticism

“Vitascope and Hanni can always be played, even if the plot does not seem completely new or contains tricks that cannot claim to be original. But these pieces always have a good role for this artist, who captivates and stimulates, and milieu scenes that are beautifully staged. (...) The execution of this piece does not always adhere to logic, but the staging and a beautiful, balanced game are the more significant advantages. "

- Cinematographic review of September 14, 1913. p. 106

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