Song (Song. Die Liebe eines armen Menschenkindes)
Synopsis
After a dispute fuelled by jealousy, knife thrower John is stranded in an Asian port. There, he rescues the young Chinese woman Song from the violent clutches of two libertines. Deciding that she is the ideal partner for his act, they begin performing together at a vaudeville theatre. One day, John’s former mistress, the stylish dancer Gloria, turns up. John needs money to win her back, so he takes part in the robbery of a mail train and ends up losing his eyesight. He attributes all the good things that happen to him from then on to Gloria. But in reality, it is Song who has been devoted to him all along...
Official Selection Berlinale 2018 - Retrospective
Details
- Year
- 1928
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 125 mins
- Format
- 35mm
- Director
- Richard Eichberg
- Producer
- Richard Eichberg
- Screenwriter
- Helen Gosewish (script), Adolf Lantz (script), Karl Vollmöller (novel)
- Director of Photography
- Heinrich Gärtner
- Music
- Paul Dessau
- Principal Cast
- Anna May Wong, Heinrich George, Mary Kid, Hans Adalbert Schlettow, Paul Hörbiger
- Film Title Note
- International title - Show Life
- Film Image
- Deutsche Kinemathek, © Heinrich Gärtner
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 12th February 2018
