The City of a Thousand Delights
| The City of a Thousand Delights | |
|---|---|
 German film poster | |
| German | Die Stadt der tausend Freuden |
| Directed by | Carmine Gallone |
| Based on | The City of Pleasure by Arnold Bennett |
| Produced by | Ernst Franzos Lothar Stark |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Gustave Preiss |
| Music by | Hans May |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Lothar Stark-Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Languages | Silent German intertitles |
The City of a Thousand Delights (German: Die Stadt der tausend Freuden) is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Paul Richter, Adele Sandrock and Langhorn Burton.[1] It is based on the 1907 novel The City of Pleasure by the British writer Arnold Bennett. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle.
Cast
[edit]- Paul Richter as Jack Ilam
- Adele Sandrock as Seine Mutter
- Langhorn Burton as Carlos Carpentaria
- Claire Rommer as Juliette, their sister
- Renée Héribel as Pauline, Jack Ilam's cousin
- Frances Cuyler as Rosie, Jack Ilam's cousin
- Gaston Modot as Jetsam
References
[edit]- ^ Giesen, Rolf. Special Effects Artists: A Worldwide Biographical Dictionary of the Pre-digital Era with a Filmography. McFarland & Company, 2008. p. 113. ISBN 0786495510.
External links
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Categories:
- 1927 films
- Films of the Weimar Republic
- German silent feature films
- Films directed by Carmine Gallone
- Films based on works by Arnold Bennett
- Films based on British novels
- Films set in amusement parks
- German black-and-white films
- Films set in London
- 1927 drama films
- German drama films
- Films scored by Hans May
- Silent German film stubs