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
Max Maximilian
Hackelberg - Sargtischler
Rudolf Lettinger
Merkel - Ortsschulze
John Mylong
Felix, sein Sohn
Gustav Rodegg
Eberhard - Baron von Schranden
Franz Stein
Landrat von Krotkeim
Ekkehard Arendt
Engelbert
Karl Hasselmann
Director of Photography
Ernst Körner
Production Manager
Herbert Knötel
Costume Design
Aenne Willkomm
Costume Design
Giuseppe Becce
Original Music Composer
Franz Vogel
Executive Producer
Details.
Release DateMay 31, 1927
Original NameDer Katzensteg
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 4m
Genres
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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.