The Guinea-Pig (1916)
Jesta’s mischievous and playful manner is driving her father and his new lady friend mad. Finally they have had enough, and Jesta is sent away to a girls’ school, bundled onto the first train available. However, a mix-up occurs at the train station. A professor in dire financial straits, who has finally gotten a young, mentally challenged sent to him for treatment, mistakenly takes Jesta home with him to his clinic – a move he will soon regret … (stumfilm.dk)
Director: Edmund Edel
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Asta Nielsen as Jesta |
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Fred Immler as Jesta's Fiancee |
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Alfred Kühne as Jestas Father |
| Camera | Carl Ferdinand Fischer | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Louis Levy | Writer |
| Directing | Edmund Edel | Director |