The Pride of the Firm (1914)
Der Stolz der Firma, meaning The Pride of the Business, is a classic German silent film from 1914. The film tells the story of a shrewd apprentice and is filmed in the comical style of director Lubitsch. This is one of the few Lubitsch films from World War I that wasn’t lost.
Director:
Carl Wilhelm
Writers:
Jacques Burg, Walter Turszinsky.
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Ernst Lubitsch as Siegmund Lachmann |
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Martha Kriwitz as Lilly Maass |
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Victor Arnold as J. C. Berg |
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Albert Paulig as Charly Forst |
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Alfred Kühne as Herr Hofman |
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Hugo Döblin as |
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Ressel Orla as |
| Directing | Carl Wilhelm | Director |
| Writing | Jacques Burg | Screenplay |
| Writing | Walter Turszinsky | Screenplay |
| Camera | Friedrich Weinmann | Director of Photography |
| Production | Paul Davidson | Producer |