| The Valiant Navigator | |
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| Directed by | Hans Deppe |
| Written by | George Hurdalek Georg Kaiser (play) Bobby E. Lüthge |
| Starring | Paul Kemp Lucie Englisch Maria Krahn |
| Cinematography | Günther Anders |
| Music by | Harald Böhmelt |
Production companies | Tobis Film Minerva Film |
| Distributed by | Tobis Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
The Valiant Navigator or The Brave Seafarer (German: Der mutige Seefahrer) is a 1935 German comedy film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Paul Kemp, Lucie Englisch and Maria Krahn.[1] It was based on a play by Georg Kaiser. The 1940 American film The Ghost Comes Home is an adaption of the 1935 German film.
Synopsis
[edit]A young man plans to emigrate to the United States with his fiancée but becomes extremely fearful about the ocean crossing due to a local superstition. Eventually he decides to stay at home and marry his girl.
Cast
[edit]- Paul Kemp as Berthold Jebs
- Lucie Englisch as Grete Holm
- Maria Krahn as Paula Jebs
- Harald Paulsen as Otto Jebs
- Otto Wernicke as Bäckermeister Holm
- Carsta Löck as Tine Peterson
- Harry Frank as Joe Jefferson
- Paul Westermeier as Timm, ein Landstreicher
- Hans Mierendorff as Jan, ein Matrose
- Paul Beckers
- Elli Blank
- Rudolf Essek
- Karl Harbacher
- Oskar Höcker
- Werner Pledath
- Arthur Reppert
- Ernst Rückert
- Otto Sauter-Sarto
- Willi Schaeffers
- Hans Hermann Schaufuß
- Toni Tetzlaff
- Petra Unkel
References
[edit]- ^ Waldman p.101
Bibliography
[edit]- Waldman, Harry. Nazi Films in America, 1933-1942. McFarland, 2008.
External links
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