The Case of Lena Smith (1929)

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Director:

Josef von Sternberg

Writers:

Jules Furthman (writer)
Julian Johnson (titles)

Release Date:

19 January 1929 (USA)

Genre:

Short | Drama

Plot:

In late 19th century Vienna, Lena Smith, a naive peasant girl from Hungary, has a child by a corrupt young cavalry officer...

Plot Keywords:

Lost Film | Janitor | Character Name In Title

Cast

Esther Ralston	...	Lena Smith
James Hall	...	Franz Hofrat
Gustav von Seyffertitz	...	Herr Hofrat
Emily Fitzroy	...	Frau Hofrat
Fred Kohler	...	Stefan
Betty Aho	...	Stefan's Sister
Lawrence Grant	...	Commissioner
Leone Lane	...	Pepi
Kay Deslys	...	Poldi
Alex Woloshin	...	Janitor
Ann Brody	...	Janitor's Wife
Wally Albright	...	Franz (age 3) (as Wally Albright Jr.)
Werner Klingler	...	Franz (age 18)

Runtime:

4 min (extant fragment) (22 fps)

Country:

USA

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Silent

Filming Locations:

Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

A four-minute fragment from the end of the first reel of this film was found at Dalian, China, and is now kept at Theatre Museum, Waseda University, Japan. This fragment was screened at the 22nd Pordenone Silent Film Festival in 2003.