Jealousy (German: Eifersucht), also known as Varieté, is a 1925 German silent comedy drama film directed by Karl Grune and starring Lya De Putti, Werner Krauss and Georg Alexander.[1]
| Jealousy | |
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| Directed by | Karl Grune |
| Written by | Paul Czinner |
| Produced by | Erich Pommer |
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| Cinematography | Karl Hasselmann |
| Music by | Eduard Prasch |
Production company | Stern-Film |
| Distributed by | UFA |
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| Country | Germany |
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In 1926 Lya De Putti went to the United States and became a star there. Due to her popularity, a sound version of "Jealousy" was prepared in 1928 for exhibition in the United States. While the sound version had no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process.
Cast
edit- Lya De Putti as Frau (Marthe Ménard)
- Werner Krauss as Mann (Georges Ménard)
- Georg Alexander as Freund (Pierre de Ronceray)
- Angelo Ferrari
- Mary Kid
Music
editThe sound version featured a theme song entitled “Jealousy” by Charles Weinberg, Al Kopopell and Billy Stone.
References
edit- ^ Kreimeier, Klaus (1999). The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918–1945. University of California Press. p. 102. ISBN 978-0-520-22069-0.
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