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The Black Whale
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Wikipedia article
'The Black Whale' is a 1934 German drama film directed by Fritz Wendhausen and starring Emil Jannings, Angela Salloker and Max Glstorff. It is based on the 1931 play 'Fanny' by Marcel Pagnol.
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle. It was shot at the Halensee Studios in Berlin. Because the film had a Jewish producer it has some production issues due to the takeover of the Nazi Party. It premiered at the Ufa-Palast am Zoo.
Plot
'The Black Whale' is the German version of Marcel Pagnol's master piece 'Fanny'. Peter Petersen's son Martin abandoned his pregnant girlfriend Fanny to chase adventures on the sea. Peter Petersen then married Fanny with his friend Pannies, who adopted and raised the baby as his own. Martin return after several years determined to have Fanny and the child back.
Cast
*Emil Jannings as Peter Petersen
*Angela Salloker as Fanny Jrgens
*Max Glstorff as Pannies
*Franz Nicklisch as Martin Petersen
*Albert Florath as Captain
*Reinhold Gerstenberg as postman
*Kthe Haack as Josefine
*Margarete Kupfer as Mrs. Jrgens
*Karl Platen as old skipper
*Hans Richter as stoker boy
*Willi Schaeffers as Bruns
References
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