Number 17 (1928 film)
| Number 17 | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Géza von Bolváry |
| Produced by |
Hermann Fellner Josef Somlo |
| Written by |
Joseph Jefferson Farjeon (play) Adolf Lantz Benno Vigny |
| Starring |
Guy Newall Lien Deyers Carl de Vogt Fritz Greiner |
| Cinematography | Eduard Hoesch |
Production company | |
| Distributed by |
Woolf & Freedman Film Service (UK) Deutsche Fox (Germany) |
Release dates | 1928 |
| Country | Germany |
| Language |
Silent English intertitles German intertitles |
Number 17 (German: Haus Nummer 17) is a 1928 German-British silent crime film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Guy Newall, Lien Deyers and Carl de Vogt.
The film was based on the play Number 17 by Joseph Jefferson Farjeon, later adapted by Alfred Hitchcock for his film Number Seventeen (1932). The 1928 film was one of several co-productions made in the 1920s between Britain's Gainsborough Pictures and Germany's Felsom Film.[1]
Cast
- Guy Newall - Ben
- Lien Deyers - Elsie Ackroyd
- Carl de Vogt - Gilbert Fordyce
- Fritz Greiner - Shelldrake
- Ernst Reicher - Harold Brant
- Hertha von Walther - Nora Brant
- Craighall Sherry - Sam Ackroyd
- Fred Solm - Henry Jobber
- Paul Samson-Körner
References
- ↑ Bergfelder & Cargnelli p.38-39
Bibliography
- Bergfelder, Tim & Cargnelli, Christian. Destination London: German-speaking emigrés and British cinema, 1925-1950. Berghahn Books, 2008.
External links
- Number 17 at the Internet Movie Database