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Leontine's Husbands

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Leontine's Husbands
Directed byRobert Wiene
Written byAlfred Capus (play)
Max Glass
Produced byMax Glass
StarringClaire Rommer
Georg Alexander
Carl Walther Meyer
CinematographyGiovanni Vitrotti
Music byGiuseppe Becce
Production
company
Distributed byTerra Film
Release date
  • 25 September 1928 (1928-09-25)
CountryGermany
LanguagesSilent
German intertitles

Leontine's Husbands (German: Leontines Ehemänner) is a 1928 German silent comedy film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Claire Rommer, Georg Alexander and Carl Walther Meyer.[1] It was based on a play by Alfred Capus (Les Maris de Léontine).[2][3] A French dancer works her way through a series of husbands, spending their money.[4] The film received poor reviews from critics, who expected better from the director.[5]

It was produced by Max Glass.[6]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Jung, Uli; Schatzberg, Walter (1999). Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene. Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-156-1.
  2. ^ Licht-Bild-Buehne: die Fachzeitung der Filmindustrie (in German). 1928.
  3. ^ L'Avant-scène: Cinéma (in French). L'Avant-Scène. 1975.
  4. ^ Jung & Schatzberg p.146-147
  5. ^ Jung & Schatzberg p.147
  6. ^ Rège, Philippe (11 December 2009). Encyclopedia of French Film Directors (in French). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6939-4.

Bibliography

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  • Jung, Uli & Schatzberg, Walter. Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene. Berghahn Books, 1999.
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