Maytime (1926 film)
1926 film by Willi Wolff
Maytime or As Once in May (German: Wie einst im Mai) is a 1926 German silent romance film directed by Willi Wolff and starring Adolf Klein, Ellen Richter, and Paul Heidemann.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Leni.
Plot
Cast
Adolf Klein as Baron de la Roche
Ellen Richter as Eugenie de la Roche / Eugenie Schönlein, geb. de la Roche & Charlotte, ihre Enkelin / Mabel Ward
Paul Heidemann as Friedrich Wilhelm Kietz / Fritz, Freds Sohn
Hugo Fischer-Köppe as Gottlieb Krause / Gottlieb
Frida Richard as Auguste Krause, Ehefrau / Auguste
Philipp Manning as Kammergerichtsrat Schönlein
Karl Harbacher as Romeo
Trude Hesterberg as Julia
Walter Rilla as Fred W. Kietz
Gyula Szőreghy as Adolph Lemke
Alice Torning as Frau Lemke
Hermann Picha as Theophil
Camilla Spira as Minchen Lemke, die Tochter
References
Bibliography
Grange, William. Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Scarecrow Press, 2008.
Krautz, Alfred. International directory of cinematographers, set- and costume designers in film, Volume 4. Saur, 1984.
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