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The Joker (1928 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Joker' (Danish: 'Jokeren') is a 1928 Danish-German silent drama film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Henry Edwards, Elga Brink, Miles Mander and Rene Hribel. It is based upon the 1927 play 'The Joker' by Noel Scott. The film was also released under the German language title 'Der Faschingsknig' (English: 'The King of the Carnival').
It was shot at the Grunewald Studios in Berlin as well as on location in Nice. The film's sets were designed by the art director Willi Herrmann.
Cast
*Henry Edwards as Mr. Carstairs
*Elga Brink as Gill
*Miles Mander as Mr. Borwick
*Aage Hertel as Jonny
*Rene Hribel as Lady Powder
*Christian Schrder as James
*Philip Bech as Edward
*Ruth Komdrup as Lou Lou
*Aage Bendixen
*Olga Svendsen
*Gabriel Gabrio as Sir Herbert Powder
References
Bibliography
*Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. 'The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema'. Berghahn Books, 2009.
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