Looping the Loop (German: Die Todesschleife) is a 1928 German silent thriller film directed by Arthur Robison and starring Werner Krauss, Jenny Jugo and Warwick Ward.[1] The film was produced by UFA. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and on location in London. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. As with UFA's Variety, Paramount Pictures handled the film's American distribution as part of the Parufamet agreement. Paramount prepared a sound version for distribution in English speaking countries. While the sound version has no audible dialog, it featured a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process.
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| Directed by | Arthur Robison |
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| Produced by | Gregor Rabinovitch |
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| Cinematography | Carl Hoffmann |
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Running time | 133 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Languages | Silent Version German Intertitles Sound Version (Synchronized) English Intertitles |
Cast
edit- Werner Krauss as Botto, ein berühmter Clown
- Jenny Jugo as Blanche Valette
- Warwick Ward as Andre Melton, Artist
- Gina Manès as Hanna, Kunstschützin
- Sig Arno as Sigi, Hannas Partner
- Max Gülstorff as Blanches Verwandter
- Lydia Potechina as Blanches Verwandte
- Gyula Szőreghy as Ein Agent
- Harry Grunwald
Music
editThe sound version prepared by Paramount featured a theme song entitled “Poor Punchinello” by Sam Lewis and Joe Young (words) and Lew Pollack (music).
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Bock & Bergfelder p.228
Bibliography
edit- Bergfelder, Tim & Bock, Hans-Michael. The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopedia of German. Berghahn Books, 2009.
- St. Pierre, Paul Matthew. E.A. Dupont and his Contribution to British Film: Varieté, Moulin Rouge, Piccadilly, Atlantic, Two Worlds, Cape Forlorn. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2010.
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