Slide (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Slide |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1928 |
| length | 107 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Richard Eichberg |
| script |
Adolf Lantz Helen Gosewisch Ladislaus Vajda |
| production | Richard Eichberg |
| music | Paul Dessau |
| camera |
Heinrich gardener Otto Baecker |
| occupation | |
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Slide is a German-British silent film from 1928 by Richard Eichberg . The main roles are played by Fee Malten , Heinrich George and Fred Louis Lerch . The story is based on the novel The Confession by Clara Ratzka .
action
Helis Brandt lives in the far east of Germany, in East Prussia, near the Russian border. There she spends her life on an estate. Her father died long ago and her mother married for the second time. But the new husband is bossy and is brutal with his new family. In an argument between stepfather and brother Olaf, Heli throws himself in between. She takes an ax and throws it at the stepfather. He then falls and is ultimately killed. Heli travels hastily to Berlin, but since the local criminal police summons her because of this matter, she fled on to London. There a friend gives her a completely new identity. Heli wants to build a new existence here with the papers of a recently deceased Russian woman. But soon she's getting worse and worse, and Heli is in dire need. She met the young Russian Boris Berischeff, with whom she became friends. Boris brings Heli together with the artist Sam. Heli, Sam and Boris roam London as street artists, hoping to earn a few pennies this way.
By chance, Heli meets Jig Hartford again, a well-off Englishman whom she had already met during the crossing to England. Jig is an artist himself and has big plans: Adored by Heli, he wants to put together a sensational circus act conceived by Sam with her and Boris, which is supposed to hit like a bomb: The focus of this performance is to be a huge slide. Meanwhile, jealousy rises in Boris, because Heli adores Jig and he has obviously fallen in love with the very young girl. Boris therefore informs Heli's mother Blida and her brother Olaf. Both come to Berlin, where the circus sensation is to be presented for the first time, and tell Heli that she does not have her mother's second husband on her conscience. Heli is extremely grateful and can now frankly admit to Boris that she really only loves him. This breaks Jig's heart. To numb his pain, he gets drunk uninhibited. When the three artists perform the slide number for the first time that same evening, something immediately goes wrong: Jig loses his strength at the crucial moment, and he falls hard on the ground while Heli and Boris fall into the safety net. The fall from the ground has robbed Jig of his mind, and while the young lovers are hugging each other backstage, the dazed Jig throws confused kisses to the cheering spectators.
Production notes
Rutschbahn passed film censorship on December 5, 1928, was banned from young people and was premiered on December 20, 1928 in Berlin's Alhambra cinema. The Austrian premiere took place on February 1, 1929. The film was 2703 meters long, divided into six acts.
The indoor shots were taken in Berlin's winter garden, the outdoor shots a. a. in London.
The film structures carried out by Werner Schlichting were designed by Robert Herlth .
criticism
Paimann's film lists summed up: “After a somewhat adventurous exposition and the following widths, the plot becomes exciting towards the end, with a gripping final scene. The direction is meticulous, ensures beautiful London exterior shots, variety scenes and interiors, and also demonstrates skill in the management of the quite good ensemble. The photography is very good "
Individual proof
- ↑ Slide in Paimann's film lists ( memento of the original from November 7, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Slide in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Slide at filmportal.de