The Cat's Bridge (1927)
2h 4m
Running Time
May 31, 1927Release Date
Plot.
In 1807 Prussia, Napoleon supporter Baron von Schranden forces his maid Regine to lead the French enemy across “Cat’s Bridge”, up behind a corps of Prussian volunteers who the French then decimate. In retaliation for this betrayal, the people of Schranden set the lord’s castle on fire. When the baron’s son Boleslav returns to the village a Prussian war hero in 1813, he is faced with a self-righteous village community that has denied his late father a decent burial. Regine is Boleslav’s only ally, and Boleslav is Regine’s only ally. The conflict escalates, and the villagers set up an ambush for him at Cat’s Bridge …
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Cast & Crew.
Lissy Arna
Regine - Hackelbergs Tochter
Jack Trevor
Boreslav - Baron von Schrandens Sohn
Andreas Behrens-Klausen
Pfarrer Götz
Louise Woldera
Helene, seine Tochter
Gerhard Lamprecht
Director
Hermann Sudermann
Writer
Rudolf Lettinger
Merkel - Ortsschulze
Luise Heilborn-Körbitz
Writer
John Mylong
Felix, sein Sohn
Giuseppe Becce
Composer
Gustav Rodegg
Eberhard - Baron von Schranden
Karl Hasselmann
Cinematographer
Franz Stein
Landrat von Krotkeim
Ekkehard Arendt
Engelbert
Aenne Willkomm
Costume Design
Ernst Körner
Production Manager
Details.
Wiki.
The Catwalk (German: Der Katzensteg) is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Lissy Arna, Jack Trevor, and Andreas Behrens-Klausen. It was based on the 1890 novel of the same title by Hermann Sudermann. The film premiered at the Capital am Zoo in Berlin. Art direction was by Otto Moldenhauer.