The Flight into Marriage
film by Artur Retzbach (1922)
The Flight into Marriage (German: Die Flucht in die Ehe) is a 1922 German silent film directed by Artur Retzbach and starring Gunnar Tolnæs, Carola Toelle and Albert Steinrück.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Gustav A. Knauer.
Cast
Gunnar Tolnæs as Graf
Carola Toelle as Miß
Albert Steinrück as Onkel
Fritz Schulz as Sohn
Stella Arbenina as Witwe
Paul Biensfeldt as Pfarrer
Wilhelm Diegelmann as Kutscher
Josefine Dora as Wirtin
Vera Hall as Frau des Malers
Leonhard Haskel as Wirt
Hans Junkermann as Agent
Rudolf Klein-Rhoden as Antiquar
Paul Otto as Arzt
Albert Paulig as Zuschneider
Karl Victor Plagge as Hotelportier
Artur Retzbach as Maler
References
Bibliography
Alfred Krautz. International directory of cinematographers, set- and costume designers in film, Volume 4. Saur, 1984.
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