The True Jacob (1931 film)

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The True Jacob
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German Der wahre Jakob
Directed by Hans Steinhoff
Written by
Produced by Anatol Potock  [ de ]
Lothar Stark
Starring Ralph Arthur Roberts
Anny Ahlers
Felix Bressart
Cinematography Karl Puth
Music by Artur Guttmann
Hans J. Salter
Production
company
Distributed byMesstro-Film
Release date
  • 16 March 1931 (1931-03-16)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

The True Jacob (German : Der wahre Jakob) is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Ralph Arthur Roberts, Anny Ahlers, and Felix Bressart. [1] It is based on a play by Franz Arnold and Ernst Bach which has been adapted into numerous films.

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The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter.

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References

  1. Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York, NY: Berghahn Books. p. 63. ISBN   1571816550. JSTOR   j.ctt1x76dm6.