Männer vor der Ehe
1927 film by Constantin J. David
Männer vor der Ehe ("Men Before Marriage") is a 1927 German silent film directed by Constantin J. David and starring Nina Vanna, Kurt Vespermann and Julius Falkenstein.
Cast
Charles Lincoln as Der reiche Junggeselle
Kurt Vespermann as Der arme Junggeselle
Julius Falkenstein as Der unerschütterliche Junggeselle
Anton Pointner as Der leichtsinniger Junggeselle
Carl Auen as Der glückliche Ehemann
Dina Diercks as Die glücklicher Ehefrau
Nina Vanna as Das junge Mädchen
Käthe von Nagy as Der Backfisch
Hanni Weisse as Die 'Freundin'
Hilde Maroff as Das Mädchen, das nicht 'nein' sagen kann
Eva Held as Die Sekretärin mit den schönen Beinen
Grete Schmidt as Die 'filia hospitalis'
Valeska Stock as Ihre Mutter, Vermieterin
References
Bibliography
Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
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