Bobby, the Petrol Boy

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Bobby, the Petrol Boy
Directed by Carl Boese
Written byLutz Völker
Produced byCarl Boese
Starring
Cinematography Alfred Hansen
Music by Hansheinrich Dransmann
Production
company
Carl Boese-Film
Distributed by Deutsche First National Pictures
Release date
  • 2 September 1929 (1929-09-02)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryGermany
Languages

Bobby, the Petrol Boy (German : Bobby, der Benzinjunge) is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Carl Boese and starring Gustav Rickelt, Sophie Pagay, and Ruth Weyher. [1] It was shot at the National Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Moldenhauer. It was distributed by the German branch of First National Pictures.

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  1. Holmstrom, p. 103.

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