Violet No. 4

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Movie
Original title Violet No. 4
Country of production Germany
original language German
Publishing year 1917
length approx. 53 minutes
Rod
Director Robert Wiene
and / or
Conrad Wiene
production Oskar Messter
occupation

Veilchen Nr. 4 is a German silent film fun play from 1917 with Arnold Rieck in the leading role.

action

Mr. Fix's rental office offers services of all kinds and in all situations and tries to fulfill every wish thanks to its almost inexhaustible stocks. In reality, however, there is only one man in control of the warehouse supervisor, Fix 'ubiquitous sugar factotum. Fix even relies on sugar to such an extent that his likeness has to be used as a fix when it comes to maintaining a correspondence with a lady named Violet No. 4. But she is more than enthusiastic about the wrong fix, and now Sugar has all the trouble to get rid of the lady.

Soon the chaotic events take their own course. Zucker has to kidnap the lady, which he manages with a bit of humor. Finally, in a crowded hotel, he is confronted with a tiger that has been let loose and engages him in a duel (the sugar wins, of course). For his "heroic deed" he was finally honored by a resident black African tribal ruler, who was only briefly called "Negro Prince" in his environment,

Production notes

Veilchen Nr. 4 was made in the Messter-Film-Atelier in Berlin's Blücherstraße 32 and was premiered in August 1917 in the Mozart Hall of the capital. The length of the three-act act was, depending on the cut, 1099 or 1076 meters.

It is not entirely certain that Robert Wiene directed it. Some sources also name Robert's brother Conrad Wiene as the director of this comedy. The 40-year-old Otto Fee is said to have made his film debut here.

criticism

Paimann's film lists summed up: “Good material and humor. Game and photos very good. "

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Violets No. 4 In: Paimann's film lists