A Sister of Six (German title: Die sieben Töchter der Frau Gyurkovics, Swedish title: Flickorna Gyurkovics) is a 1926 silent romantic comedy film directed by Ragnar Hyltén-Cavallius and starring Willy Fritsch, Betty Balfour and Lydia Potechina.[1] It was a co-production between Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the Swedish art director Vilhelm Bryde.
| A Sister of Six | |
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| Directed by | Ragnar Hyltén-Cavallius |
| Written by | Paul Merzbach Ragnar Hyltén-Cavallius |
| Based on | A Gyurkovics-lányok by Ferenc Herczeg |
| Starring | Willy Fritsch Betty Balfour Lydia Potechina |
| Cinematography | Carl Hoffmann |
| Edited by | Carl Hoffmann Ragnar Hyltén-Cavallius |
| Music by | Werner R. Heymann |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | UFA (Germany) Woolf & Freedman Film Service (UK) |
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| Countries | Germany Sweden United Kingdom |
| Languages | Silent English, Swedish, German intertitles |
Cast
edit- Willy Fritsch as Count Horkay
- Betty Balfour as Mizzi
- Anna-Lisa Ryding as Katinka
- Lydia Potechina as Mrs. Gyurkovics
- Ivan Hedqvist as Colonel von Radvanyi
- Werner Fuetterer as Geza
- Karin Swanström as Countess Emilie Hohenstein
- Stina Berg as Countess Aurore Hohenstein
- Gunnar Unger as Lt. Semessey
- Axel Hultman as Captain Erdogy
- Tita Christescu
- Olga Engl
- Harry Halm
- Helene Hedin
- Anny Hintze
- Ruth Oberbörsch
- Sophie Pagay
- Gretl Schubert
- Elza Temary
- Truus Van Aalten
- Camilla von Hollay
- Iwa Wanja
References
edit- ^ Low p.452
Bibliography
edit- Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
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