Fabulous Lola

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Fabulous Lola
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Directed by Richard Eichberg
Written by Gustav Kadelburg (book)
Arthur Rebner (libretto)
Hans Sturm
Produced byRichard Eichberg
Starring Lilian Harvey
Harry Halm
Hans Junkermann
Cinematography Heinrich Gärtner
Bruno Mondi
Music by Artur Guttmann
Hugo Hirsch
Production
companies
Distributed by Parufamet
Release date
  • 28 October 1927 (1927-10-28)
CountryGermany
LanguagesSilent
German intertitles

Fabulous Lola (German: Die tolle Lola) is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Richard Eichberg and starring Lilian Harvey, Harry Halm and Hans Junkermann. [1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacek Rotmil. It was made at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin.

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The film is based on an operetta of the same name from 1919 by Hugo Hirsch  [ de ] (1884–1961), which in turn was based on Gustav Kadelburg's 1906 play Der Weg zur Hölle (The Road to Hell). [2] [3] The operetta was filmed again in 1954. [4]

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References

  1. Grange p. 268
  2. Die tolle Lola, Kommunales Kino im alten Wiehrerbahnhof, Freiburg im Breisgau (in German)
  3. Die tolle Lola, filmportal.de
  4. Die tolle Lola (1954) at IMDb

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