The Impostor (1927 film)

1927 film

For the later film, see The Impostor (1944 German film).

The Impostor

Ruth Weyher, Anton Pointner

Directed by| Martin Berger
Written by|

* Hans Land [de] (novel)
* Walter Wassermann

Starring|

* Ruth Weyher
* Anton Pointner
* Philipp Manning

Cinematography| Rudolph Maté
Music by| Hans May

Production
company

Hermes-Film

Distributed by| Bavaria Film

Release date

* 28 January 1927 (1927-01-28)

Running time

| 81 minutes
Country| Germany
Languages|

* Silent
* German intertitles

The Impostor (German: Die Hochstaplerin) is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Martin Berger and starring Ruth Weyher, Anton Pointner and Philipp Manning.[1] It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle.

## Cast

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* Ruth Weyher as Die Hochstaplerin Baronin Neruda
* Anton Pointner as Ihr Freund, von Torelli
* Philipp Manning as Geschäftsfreund
* Theodor Loos as Prof. Gehrsdorf
* Margarete Lanner as Edith Bernau
* Ernst Rückert as Gutsbesitzer Wothe
* Fritz Alberti as Förster
* Bruno Arno as Zuhöhrer
* Sophie Pagay as Gehrsdorfs Wirtschaftlerin
* Paul Graetz as Juwelier
* Erna Rima as Kellnerin
* Dagmar Murzewa as Frau des Förters

## References

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1. ^ St. Pierre p.207

## Bibliography

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* Paul Matthew St. Pierre. Cinematography in the Weimar Republic: Lola Lola, Dirty Singles, and the Men Who Shot Them. Rowman & Littlefield, 2016.

## External links

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* The Impostor at IMDb

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