A Better Master
1928 film
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A Better Master (German: Ein besserer Herr) is a 1928 German silent comedy film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Leo Peukert, Lydia Potechina and Willi Forst.[1] It is based upon the play by Walter Hasenclever.
| A Better Master | |
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| German | Ein besserer Herr |
| Directed by | Gustav Ucicky |
| Written by | Walter Hasenclever (play) Thilde Förster |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Franz Koch |
| Music by | Hansheinrich Dransmann |
Production company | Münchner Lichtspielkunst |
| Distributed by | Bavaria Film |
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| Country | Germany |
| Languages | Silent German intertitles |
It was made at the Emelka Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ludwig Reiber.
Cast
- Leo Peukert as Milliardär Kompaß
- Lydia Potechina as Seine Frau
- Rita Roberts as Seine Tochter
- Fritz Kampers as Möbius, ein Heiratsschwindler
- Elisabeth Pinajeff as Madame Prandon, eine Tänzerin
- Karl Graumann as Schmettau, ein Detektiv
- Gustl Helminger as Frau Schnütchen, eine Witwe
- Willi Forst as Sohn von Kompaß
