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1925 film by Joe May

The Farmer from Texas
Lillian Hall-Davis and Willy Fritsch
Directed by	Joe May
Written by	Georg Kaiser (play) Rolf E. Vanloo Joe May
Produced by	Joe May
Starring	Mady Christians Willy Fritsch Lillian Hall-Davis Edmund Burns
Cinematography	Carl Drews Toni Frenguelli
Production company	UFA
Distributed by	UFA
Release date	22 October 1925 (1925-10-22)
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent German intertitles

The Farmer from Texas (German: Der Farmer aus Texas) is a 1925 German silent comedy film directed by Joe May and starring Mady Christians, Willy Fritsch, and Lillian Hall-Davis. It was based on the play Kolportage by Georg Kaiser. The film was considered a costly box office failure, contributing to a financial crisis at Germany's largest studio Universum Film AG. The film's sets were designed by Paul Leni.

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v t e Films directed by Joe May
Heimat und Fremde (1913) Die geheimnisvolle Villa (1914) The Man in the Cellar (1914) Der Spuk im Haus des Professors (1914) The Armoured Vault (1914) The Sin of Helga Arndt (1916) The Love of Hetty Raimond (1917) The Onyx Head (1917) Hilde Warren und der Tod (1917) Wedding in the Eccentric Club (1917) The Rat (1918) The Beggar Countess (1918) Your Big Secret (1918) Waves of Fate (1918) The Sacrifice (1918) The Mistress of the World (1919) The Muff (1919) Veritas Vincit (1919) The Guilt of Lavinia Morland (1920) The Legend of Holy Simplicity (1920) The Indian Tomb (1921) The Women of Gnadenstein (1921) Tragedy of Love (1923) The Countess of Paris (1923) The Farmer from Texas (1925) Dagfin (1926) Homecoming (1928) Their Son (1929) Asphalt (1929) The Immortal Vagabond (1930) Her Majesty the Barmaid (1931) His Highness Love (1931) That's All That Matters (1931) Companion Wanted (1932) Two in a Car (1932) Tout pour l'amour (1933) A Song for You (1933) The Typist Gets Married (1934) Two Hearts in Waltz Time (1934) Music in the Air (1934) Confession (1937) The House of Fear (1939) Society Smugglers (1939) The Invisible Man Returns (1940) The House of the Seven Gables (1940) You're Not So Tough (1940) Hit the Road (1941) Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1944)

Films directed by Joe May

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