The Blue Mouse (German: Die blaue Maus) is a 1928 German silent comedy film directed by Johannes Guter and starring Jenny Jugo, Harry Halm, and Brita Appelgren.[1] The film was distributed in England by Gaumont in a sound version.[2] While the sound version had no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process.
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| Directed by | Johannes Guter |
| Written by | Robert Liebmann |
| Produced by | Günther Stapenhorst |
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| Cinematography | Friedl Behn-Grund |
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| Distributed by | UFA |
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| Country | Germany |
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The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacek Rotmil.
Cast
edit- Jenny Jugo as Fanchon Ravassol
- Harry Halm as Caesar Robin
- Brita Appelgren as Clarisse Mosquitier, seine Braut
- Julius Falkenstein as Vater Mosquitier
- Albert Paulig as Firmenpräsident Lebodier
- Hermine Sterler as Frau Lebodier
- Willi Forst as Rigault, Sekretär
- Rina Marsa as Frau Rigault
- Max Ehrlich as Auktionator E. A. Matthieu
- Ernst Behmer as Bürodiener
- Harry Grunwald
Music
editThe sound version featured a theme song entitled “Fanchon Waltz” by Pat Heale (words) and Walter Collins (music).
References
edit- ^ Bock & Bergfelder, p. 514.
- ^ The British Film Catalogue, 1895-1970 (1973), London: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5572-4, LCCN 72007861, OCLC 447306.
Bibliography
edit- Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.
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