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Hubert August Piel, known as Harry Piel, was a prolific German actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer who was involved in over 150 films.
Charly Berger was an early German film actor.
Maria Forescu was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian opera singer and film actress. During the silent and talkies era of the German cinema, she appeared in several movies as a supporting actress. When Adolf Hitler came to power, Forescu, like other Jews of that period, was barred from her profession. She died in the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany.
His Greatest Bluff is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Henrik Galeen and Harry Piel and starring Piel, Toni Tetzlaff and Lotte Lorring. Its title is sometimes translated as His Biggest Bluff. Today, the film is best known for the early role it offered to Marlene Dietrich who was only cast after great effort by her agents. The film was shot at the Grunewald Studios, located in Western Berlin, during January and February 1927. It premiered on 12 May 1927 at the Alhambra-Palast in Berlin.
Hedda Vernon was a German actress, screenwriter, and producer. She was a prominent star of the early Weimar Republic, and had her own film unit set up to produce her pictures.
Gotthardt Wolf (1887–1947) was a German cinematographer who worked on nearly fifty films, mostly during the silent era. He worked on a number of films with Harry Piel the star of comedy-thrillers such as His Greatest Bluff (1927).
Rivals (German:Rivalen) is a 1923 German-British silent adventure film directed by Harry Piel and starring Piel, Inge Helgard and Adolf Klein. It premiered in Berlin on 23 February 1923.
Panic is a 1928 German silent crime film directed by Harry Piel and starring Piel, Dary Holm and Eugen Burg. It premiered in on 23 February 1928.
Taxi at Midnight is a 1929 German silent thriller film directed by Harry Piel and starring Piel, Betty Bird and Philipp Manning. The film's art direction was by Fritz Maurischat and Max Knaake.
Man Against Man is a 1928 German silent thriller film directed by Harry Piel and starring Piel, Dary Holm and Fritz Beckmann.
Adventure on the Night Express is a 1925 German silent thriller film directed by Harry Piel and starring Piel, Dary Holm and José Davert.
The Fake Emir is a 1924 German silent adventure film directed by and starring Harry Piel. It also features Hermann Leffler and Claire Rommer. It was followed by A Dangerous Game.
A Dangerous Game is a 1924 German silent adventure film directed by Harry Piel and starring Piel, Hermann Leffler and Claire Rommer. It is the sequel to The Fake Emir.
The Black Pierrot is a 1926 German silent film directed by and starring Harry Piel.
The Last Battle is a 1923 German silent film directed by and starring Harry Piel.
His Strongest Weapon is a 1928 German silent thriller film directed by Harry Piel and starring Piel, Vera Schmiterlöw and Philipp Manning.
Night of Mystery is a 1927 German silent thriller film directed by Harry Piel and starring Harry Piel, Dary Holm and Josef Peterhans.
Him or Me is a 1930 German comedy action film directed by Harry Piel and starring Piel, Valerie Boothby and Hans Junkermann. It marked the sound debut of Piel, a popular star of adventure films during the silent era.
The Muff is a 1919 German silent crime film directed by Joe May and Harry Piel and starring Hella Ingrid, Heinrich Schroth and Stefan Vacano. It is part of the series of films featuring popular detective Joe Deebs.
