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Voidsville Follies

Works by Victor Janson (2)

The Oyster Princess

Ernst Lubitsch (director/writer)
Kurt Richter (production-designer)
Theodor Sparkuhl (cinematographer)
Hanns Kräly (writer)
Ossi Oswalda (lead)
Victor Janson (lead)
Julius Falkenstein (lead)
Max Kronert (lead)
PAGU (production)

Language: Silent, English titles, released in Jun 1919
Minutes: 61

A grotesque view of the excesses of early 20th century American aristocracy, aptly in accord with the comedic axiom, “A lot is funny, more is funnier, too much is riotously absurd”. The dialogue is not nearly as witty as it seems to want to be, but with visuals like this, who needs words? Parental advisory: includes scenes of gratuitous foxtrot.

Featured elements:

: boozy-woozy; boxing; comedy; comedy of manners; dance; farce; gold digger; identity mix-up; infidelity; parody; servitude; social commentary

The Doll (Die Puppe)

Ernst Lubitsch (director/lead/writer)
Kurt Richter (art-director/costume-designer)
Theodor Sparkuhl (cinematographer)
Hanns Kräly (writer)
E.T.A. Hoffmann (author)
A.E. Willner (author)
Ossi Oswalda (lead)
Hermann Thimig (lead)
Victor Janson (lead)
Gerhard Ritterband (lead)
Jakob Tiedtke (lead)
Max Kronert (lead)
PAGU (production)

Language: Silent, English titles, released in Dec 1919
Minutes: 64

This is how a fairy tale should be told: lots of laughs, spiced with a few caustic truths, encompassing no moral at all, if you wish. Or, perhaps, a simple moral that is as easy to discard as it is to swallow (Another tale of gender role rejection: is this the sequel to I Dont Want To Be A Man? ). Multiple viewings are rewarding, as nothing is truly background - the gags are everywhere. It's a musical without sound that's an ensemble showcase, where everyone puts in a first-rate comic performance no matter how small the part - even the horses.

Featured elements:

: abuse; bride bounty; chase; comedy; comedy of manners; dance; family; fantasy; farce; flood de femmes; gold digger; identity mix-up; mama's boy; master-disciple; metatheatre; religion; romance; screwball comedy; servitude; slapstick; social commentary; unrequited love

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