Pawns of Passion

1928 film

Wiktor Biegański
Carmine Gallone

Written by

Carmine Gallone
Norbert Falk

Starring

Olga Chekhova
Harry Frank
Hans Stüwe
Henri Baudin

Cinematography

Victor Arménise
Mutz Greenbaum

Music byWerner Schmidt-Boelcke

Production
company

Erda-Film

Distributed byDeutsche Universal

Release date

8 August 1928 (1928-08-08)

CountryGermanyLanguagesSilent
German intertitles

Pawns of Passion (German: Marter der Liebe) is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Wiktor Biegański and Carmine Gallone and starring Olga Chekhova, Harry Frank and Hans Stüwe. The film was released in the United States in 1929.^[1] The film is also known by several other alternative titles including Liebeshölle.

Cast

Olga Chekhova as Ala Suminska
Harry Frank as Ihr Mann, Offizier
Hans Stüwe as Bruno Bronek, Maler
Henri Baudin as Pierre, Offizier
Oreste Bilancia as Jean, Bildhauer
Helmuth Krauß as Viktor, Maler
Angelo Ferrari as Robert, Maler
Lola Josane as Lolotte, Modell
Sofia Szuberla as Alas Kind
Max Maximilian as Ein Bauer
Sylvia Torf as Eine Bäuerin
Diana Karenne
Sidney Suberly

References

^ Street p.225

Bibliography

Helker, Renata. Die Tschechows: Wege in die Moderne. Deutsches Theatermuseum München, 2005.
Street, Sarah. Transatlantic Crossings: British Feature Films in the United States. Continuum, 2002.

External links

Pawns of Passion at IMDb

The films of Wiktor Biegański

The Drama of the St. Mary's Church Tower (1913)
The Adventures of Anton (1913)
Pan Twardowski (1921)
Jealousy (1922)
The Abyss of Repentance (1923)
The Idol (1923)
Vampires of Warsaw (1925)
The Little Eagle (1927)
The Polish Marathon (1927)
Pawns of Passion (1928)
The Woman Who Desires Sin (1929)

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Films directed by Carmine Gallone