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Lumpaci the Vagabond (1922 film)

1922 film

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 9, 2026
Entity authorityQ23563186 ↗
Source-derived summary

Lumpaci the Vagabond (German: Der böse Geist) is a 1922 German silent film directed by Carl Wilhelm and starring Hans Albers, Hans Brausewetter, and Wilhelm Diegelmann.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Carl Ludwig Kirmse.

Cast

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Reception

Paimanns Filmlisten wrote:"The film emphasizes the excellent performance by a carefully selected ensemble, to which the success of the picture is largely due. The subject matter takes a subordinate role. The presentation and photos are very nice, apart from a few buildings that are too modern for the Biedermeier period. The film can be described as "a picture that stands out above the average."

See also

Lumpaci the Vagabond (1936)

References

Bibliography

Parish, James Robert (1977). Film Actors Guide: Western Europe. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-1044-0.

Editorial summary

Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Lumpaci the Vagabond (1922 film)” is 1922 film. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Lumpaci, Vagabond and film, not as a finished interpretation.

Editorial reviewBest approached as a cultural-object dossier: authorship and date matter, but circulation and reception often explain the wider significance. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1922, 1936, 1977, 1044—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1922. For this dossier, Lumpaci, Vagabond and film is the immediate research focus.
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The phrase “1922 film” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.

Evidence profile

Attribution, date and provenance are strongest when supported by the original work, a catalogue record and documented transmission. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 9, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q23563186. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1922, 1936, 1977 and 1044.

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Later fame can flatten the distinction between original context, subsequent adaptation and institutional collecting history. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

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This entry incorporates text from “Lumpaci the Vagabond (1922 film)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.