Looping the Loop
{{Short description|1928 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Looping the Loop
| image = Looping the Loop.jpg
| caption =
| director = Arthur Robison
| producer = Gregor Rabinovitch
| writer = {{ubl|Robert Liebmann|Robert Reinert|Arthur Robison}}
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|Werner Krauss|Jenny Jugo|Warwick Ward|Gina Manès}}
| music = {{ubl|Artur Guttmann|Hugo Riesenfeld}}
| editing =
| cinematography = Carl Hoffmann
| studio = UFA
| distributor = {{ubl|Parufamet (Germany)|Paramount Pictures (US)}}
| released = {{Film date|1928|09|15|df=yes}}
| runtime = 133 minutes
| country = Germany
| language = Silent Version
German Intertitles
Sound Version (Synchronized)
English Intertitles
| budget =
| gross =
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Looping the Loop (German: Die Todesschleife) is a 1928 German silent thriller film directed by Arthur Robison and starring Werner Krauss, Jenny Jugo and Warwick Ward.Bock & Bergfelder p.228 The film was produced by UFA. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and on location in London. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. As with UFA's Variety, Paramount Pictures handled the film's American distribution as part of the Parufamet agreement. Paramount prepared a sound version for distribution in English speaking countries. While the sound version has no audible dialog, it featured a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process.
Cast
- Werner Krauss as Botto, ein berühmter Clown
- Jenny Jugo as Blanche Valette
- Warwick Ward as Andre Melton, Artist
- Gina Manès as Hanna, Kunstschützin
- Sig Arno as Sigi, Hannas Partner
- Max Gülstorff as Blanches Verwandter
- Lydia Potechina as Blanches Verwandte
- Gyula Szőreghy as Ein Agent
- Harry Grunwald
Music
The sound version prepared by Paramount featured a theme song entitled “Poor Punchinello” by Sam Lewis and Joe Young
(words) and Lew Pollack (music).
See also
References
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Bibliography
- Bergfelder, Tim & Bock, Hans-Michael. The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopedia of German. Berghahn Books, 2009.
- St. Pierre, Paul Matthew. E.A. Dupont and his Contribution to British Film: Varieté, Moulin Rouge, Piccadilly, Atlantic, Two Worlds, Cape Forlorn. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2010.
External links
- {{Internet Archive film|looping-the-loop_1929|Looping the Loop}}
- {{IMDb title|0019110}}
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Category:Films of the Weimar Republic
Category:German silent feature films
Category:Films directed by Arthur Robison
Category:Paramount Pictures films
Category:German black-and-white films
Category:Silent German thriller films
Category:Films shot at Babelsberg Studios
Category:Films scored by Artur Guttmann
Category:Films scored by Hugo Riesenfeld
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