The Brothers Schellenberg
1926 film by Karl Grune
The Brothers Schellenberg (German: Die Brüder Schellenberg) is a 1926 German silent drama film directed by Karl Grune and starring Conrad Veidt, Lil Dagover and Liane Haid. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin with sets designed by the art director Karl Görge. It was based on a novel by Bernhard Kellermann. It premiered at the Palast-am-Zoo.
Cast
Conrad Veidt as Wenzel Schellenberg / Michael Schellenberg
Lil Dagover as Esther
Liane Haid as Jenny Florian
Henri De Vries as Der alte Rauchenstein
Werner Fuetterer as Georg Weidenbach
Bruno Kastner as Kaczinsky
Julius Falkenstein as Erster Verehrer Esthers
Wilhelm Bendow as Sweiter Verehrer Esthers
Erich Kaiser-Titz as Dritter Verehrer Esthers
Paul Morgan as Schieber
Jaro Fürth as Wucherer
Frida Richard as Verarmte Witwe
References
Bibliography
Kreimeier, Klaus. The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918-1945. University of California Press, 1999.
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