Small town sinner
| Movie | |
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| Original title | Small town sinner |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1927 |
| length | 102 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Bruno Rahn |
| script |
Herbert Juttke Georg C. Klaren based on the play Meiseken by Hans Alfred Kihn |
| production | Bruno Rahn |
| music | Felix Bartsch |
| camera | Guido Seeber |
| occupation | |
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Kleinstadtsünder is a German silent film comedy from 1927 with Asta Nielsen in the leading role.
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The innkeeper couple Karchow live in a small town. August Karchow is a sedate, weird owl, his aging wife Selma was once a cabaret singer who has long since passed her prime. The couple lives primarily on an annuity that was intended for their long-dead grandfather Meiseken. But now there are problems, because the generous donor of the pension payments, a well-heeled leather goods dealer from Berlin, has become popular in the small town. So a grandpa is essential! The arable citizen Rohde, who has an uncle who could splendidly play an old man, should help .
The Berlin guest comes and, to the great misfortune of Mr and Mrs Karchow, falls in love with the small town landlady, which means that he intends to extend his stay here indefinitely. This in turn brings Rohde on the scene, who now begins to blackmail the Karchows together with his daughter Hedwig. The whole building of lies collapses when the somewhat idiotic Assessor Arthur, a regular guest in the Karchow'schen Pinte, gossips. A violent marital row ensues, whereupon August and Selma divorce. Selma then catches the single leather dealer who seems to be an ideal match for her. As his wife, she leaves the sleepy small town café in a chic car.
Production notes
Kleinstadtsünder was created in April 1927 in the Grunewald studio . The seven-act film with a length of 2555 meters passed the censorship on September 10, 1927 and was premiered on September 13, 1927 in the Primus-Palast in Berlin . A youth ban has been issued. The Austrian premiere took place on June 8, 1928.
Director Bruno Rahn only survived the premiere by two days; Small Town Sinner was his last film. The film structures were designed by Carl Ludwig Kirmse .
The same material was filmed again ten years later, in 1937, by Hans Deppe under the original title Meiseken .
Reviews
“The director was not lacking in funny ideas. Asta Nielsen plays the funny character of the innkeeper in this film. Really, she can be funny, has excellent moments when she rides a carousel in a sweet intoxication and listens to the songs of the city dweller in love. "
Web links
- Small Town Sinners in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Small town sinners at filmportal.de