The Impostor (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

• 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

1. St. Pierre p.207

Bibliography

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

External links

• The Impostor at IMDb