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TWO FILM DVD: TRAGEDY OF THE STREET (Dirnentragödie) (1927) + MERRY-GO-ROUND (1923)

Asta Nielsen as Auguste - old street walker Hilde Jennings as Clarissa - young street walker Oskar Homolka as Anton - pimp Werner Pittschau as Felix - student Hedwig Pauly-Winterstein as his mother Otto Kronburger as his father Hermann Picha as Kauzke - pianist Gerhard Dammann Eva Speyer as prostitute Norman Kerry ... Count Franz Maximilian Von Hohenegg Mary Philbin Mary Philbin ... Agnes Urban Cesare Gravina Cesare Gravina ... Sylvester Urban Edith Yorke Edith Yorke ... Ursula Urban George Hackathorne George Hackathorne ... Bartholomew Gruber George Siegmann George Siegmann ... Schani Huber Dale Fuller Dale Fuller ... Marianka Huber Lillian Sylvester Lillian Sylvester ... Mrs. Aurora Rossreiter Spottiswoode Aitken Spottiswoode Aitken ... Minister of War / Gisella's Father Dorothy Wallace Dorothy Wallace ... Comtasse Gisella Von Steinbruck Albert Edmondson Albert Edmondson ... Nepomuck Navrital (as Al Edmondson) Albert Conti Albert Conti ... Rudi / Baron von Leightsinn Charles King Charles King ... Nicki / Baron von Nubenmuth (as Charles L. King) Fenwick Oliver Fenwick Oliver ... Eitel / Prince Eitel Hagomut Sidney Bracey Sidney Bracey ... Gisella's Groom Anton Vaverka Anton Vaverka ... Emperor Franz Josef Maude George Maude George ... Madame Elvira Helen Broneau Helen Broneau ... Jane Jane Sherman Jane Sherman ... Maria
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TRAGEDY OF THE STREET  (Dirnentragödie)  (1927):

Auguste is a prostitute who over time has become tired and apathetic. In spite of that, she reluctantly follows the orders of her pimp Anton, because she has given in to her fate. When one day she meets a man who has collapsed on the street from exhaustion, she takes him to her apartment, where both Anton and a younger colleague, Clarissa, live. The man's gratitude awakens feelings of love in Auguste and she decides to start a new life with him. 

Auguste ist eine gealterte, mit den Jahren müde und gleichgültig gewordene Prostituierte. Zwar folgt sie nur widerwillig den Befehlen ihres Zuhälters Anton, doch im Grunde hat sie sich in ihr Schicksal ergeben. Als sie eines Tages einen jungen Mann trifft, der vor Erschöpfung auf der Straße zusammen gebrochen ist, nimmt sie ihn mit in ihre Wohnung, in der sie gemeinsam mit Anton und ihrer jungen Kollegin Clarissa lebt. Die Dankbarkeit des Mannes weckt Liebesgefühle in Auguste und sie fasst den Entschluß, mit ihm ein neues Leben zu beginnen. 

DVD-r has German intertitles with switchable English subtitles. Approx. 75 mins. See film quality for audio and video quality!

 

 

 

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MERRY GO ROUND  (1923):

Life's merry-go-round goes full tilt for Agnes, a virtuous carny at Vienna's Prater just before the Great War. Her father is abused by their cruel boss Huber, who might force himself on Agnes. A Count who's engaged to the daughter of the Minister of Defense chats up Agnes one night while he's slumming; she thinks he's Franz, a necktie salesman, and falls in love with him. Is he using charm and guile to seduce her? Plus there's Bartholomew, a hunchback who's a barker at the Prater; his love for Agnes is unrequited. Are the fates blind or is there reward for virtue?

DVD-r has English intertitles with no subtitles. Approx. 113 mins. See film quality for audio and video quality!

 

 

 

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