Robert and Bertram (1915)
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| Original title | Robert and Bertram |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1915 |
| length | 46 minutes |
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| Director | Max Mack |
| script | Max Mack |
| production | Paul Davidson for PAGU |
| camera | Max Lutze |
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Robert und Bertram is a German silent film fun play by Max Mack based on the farce of the same name (1856) by Gustav Raeder . In addition to Eugen Burg and Ferdinand Bonn in the title roles, the young Ernst Lubitsch also plays .
action
The well-known, cheerful story is told of the two good-natured tramps Robert and Bertram, who escape from a prison tower and then roam the country. During their stay in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, they amuse the population with their funny ideas and jokes and keep the local authorities on their toes. But the two not only fool their fellow human beings, the dissolute duo also gets along splendidly when it comes to scrounging and can steal one or the other meal. Robert and Bertram work perfectly to each other, for example when Robert pretends to have severe toothache and Bertram gives the miracle healer who relieves the sufferer of his torment with his special "healing pills", which are nothing more than rolled balls of bread. In the last act, Ernst Lubitsch has an amusing appearance as a shrewd clerk Edelstein, who exposes the two vagrants and bon vivants, who have spread out as guests of a commercial council in his house, as crooks in order to impress his loved one.
Production notes
Robert and Bertram , also known as Robert and Bertram, the funny vagabonds , was shot in Rothenburg ob der Tauber (exterior shots) in mid-1915 , which forms the optically attractive frame of the cheerful provincial farce. The studio sequences were created in the Union studio in Berlin-Tempelhof . The first performance of the three-act act, which was released for young people, took place on August 12, 1915 in the UT Nollendorfplatz in Berlin. Shortly afterwards, the 843-meter comedy also started in Austria-Hungary.
This film adaptation was the first in a series of Robert and Bertram adaptations.
reception
“All the funny and cheerful rip-offs of the two vagabonds also come into their own in the film (with a few variations). The harmless comedy becomes particularly effective through the participation of the first actors, such as Eugen Burg as Robert and Ferdinand Bonn as Bertram, as well as Wilhelm Diegelmann, G. Beaupaire and Ernst Lubitsch, as well as through the really beautiful pictures from the old town of Rothenburg ad T ., where the piece was placed. Last but not least, this new product of the art of film owes a successful reception to the skillful direction of Mr. M. Mack. "
“Rader's funny vagabond posse retains its indestructible power in the film too, yes, in some respects it has even gained from being thrown onto the screen. For the pranks of these two funny representatives of the crooks guild, the film offers ... completely different possibilities than the stage. (...) The actors played with real humor. "
“The pranks of the funny two vagabonds stand out drastically in the film, and the director Max Mack has understood how to translate the partly acrobatic skills of Robert and Bertram into pretty, effective humor. Beautiful landscape pictures - the ancient splendor of Rothenburg ob der Tauber - provide the attractive framework for the colorful plot that flies past in four acts. Even a tethered balloon is not missing. "
“One must actually be surprised that“ Robert and Bertram ”have not yet been put on the film stage ... The attempt is the same, as modern cinematography demands, with tremendous means, the best representatives of German humor , Ferdinand Bonn and Eugen Burg mime the title heroes ... "