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Kohlhiesels Tchter (1920 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Kohlhiesels Tchter' (English title: 'Kohlhiesel's Daughters') is a 1920 German silent comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Henny Porten, Emil Jannings and Jakob Tiedtke. It is an adaptation of the play 'Kohlhiesel's Daughters' by Hanns Krly, Lubitsch's frequent collaborator, who also worked on the film's screenplay. Three further film adaptations have been made of the work including a 1930 sound remake which also starred Porten.Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. 'The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema'. Berghahn Books, 2009. p. 372.
It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin
Synopsis
In Bavaria, a sweet-natured young woman Gretel wants to get married but her father refuses to allow the match until her elder sister Liesel has married first. As Liesel is notorious for her bad-tempered personality, this is no easy challenge.
Cast
*Jakob Tiedtke as Mathias Kohlhiesel, Wirt des "Dorfkruges"
*Henny Porten as Liesel, the older daughter & Gretel, the younger daughter
*Emil Jannings as Peter Xaver
*Gustav von Wangenheim as Paul Seppl
*Willy Prager as the merchant
References
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