Heads Up, Charley
| Heads Up, Charley | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Willi Wolff |
| Produced by |
Ellen Richter Willi Wolff |
| Written by |
Ludwig Wolff (novel) Robert Liebmann Willi Wolff |
| Starring |
Ellen Richter Anton Pointner Michael Bohnen Max Gülstorff Marlene Dietrich |
| Cinematography |
Axel Graatkjaer Georg Krause |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Parufamet |
Release dates | 18 March 1927 |
| Country | Germany |
| Language |
Silent German intertitles |
Heads Up, Charley (German: Kopf hoch, Charly!) is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Willi Wolff and starring Ellen Richter, Anton Pointner, and Michael Bohnen. Marlene Dietrich appears in a supporting role.
Production
The film is based on a novel by Ludwig Wolff with location shooting done in Paris, Hamburg and New York. Other scenes were shot at Berlin's EFA Studios. The film premiered on 18 March 1927 at the UFA-Theatre Kurfürstendamm in Berlin[1] and was a box office success.
Richter's heirs later agreed to withhold the film from exhibition during Dietrich's lifetime.[2]
Cast
- Ellen Richter - Charlotte Ditmar
- Anton Pointner - Frank Ditmar
- Michael Bohnen - John Jacob Bunjes
- Max Gülstorff - Harry Mosenheim
- Margaret Quimby - Margie Quinn
- George De Carlton - Rufus Quinn
- Angelo Ferrari - Marquis d'Ormesson
- Robert Scholz - Herzog von Sanzedilla
- Nikolai Malikoff - Prince Platonoff
- Toni Tetzlaff - Fr. Zangenberg
- Marlene Dietrich - Edmée Marchand
- Blandine Ebinger - Näherin
- Albert Paulig - Bunjes' Diener
References
Bibliography
- Bach, Steven. Marlene Dietrich: Life and Legend. University of Minnesota Press, 2011.
- Ryan, David Stuart. The Blue Angel - The Life and Films of Marlene Dietrich. Kozmik Press, 2010.
External links
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