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1926 film

The Violet Eater

Directed by	Frederic Zelnik
Written by	Hans Behrendt Fanny Carlsen Gustav von Moser (play)
Produced by	Frederic Zelnik
Starring	Lil Dagover Harry Liedtke Ernö Verebes
Cinematography	Frederik Fuglsang
Music by	Willy Schmidt-Gentner
Production company	Friedrich Zelnick-Film
Distributed by	Deutsche Lichtspiel-Syndikat
Release date	20 September 1926 (1926-09-20)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent German intertitles

The Violet Eater (German: Der Veilchenfresser) is a 1926 German silent comedy film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lil Dagover, Harry Liedtke and Ernö Verebes. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrej Andrejew. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Germany's capital.

Cast

Lil Dagover as Melitta von Arthof
Harry Liedtke as Victor von Ronay
Ernö Verebes as Bobby Sterzl
Theodor Loos as Herr von Golitzki
Dary Holm as Frau von Routt
Evi Eva as Lilly Niedegg
Hans Behrendt as Peter
Maria Paudler as Resi
Gustav Adolf Semler as Rittmeister
Ernst Behmer as Wachtmeister
Ida Perry

References

Grange p.235

Bibliography

Grange, William. Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Scarecrow Press, 2008.

External links

The Violet Eater at IMDb

v t e The films of Frederic Zelnik
His Majesty the Hypochondriac (1918) The Heiress of the Count of Monte Cristo (1919) Charlotte Corday (1919) Kri-Kri, the Duchess of Tarabac (1920) Anna Karenina (1920) Fanny Elssler (1920) Count Varenne's Lover (1921) Trix, the Romance of a Millionairess (1921) The Girl from Piccadilly (1921) Miss Beryll (1921) Memoirs of a Film Actress (1921) Count Festenberg (1922) Napoleon's Daughter (1922) Insulted and Humiliated (1922) The Mistress of the King (1922) Yvette, the Fashion Princess (1922) The Marriage of Princess Demidoff (1922) Tania, the Woman in Chains (1922) Lyda Ssanin (1923) The Men of Sybill (1923) The Girl from Hell (1923) Resurrection (1923) Daisy (1923) Irene of Gold (1923) The Girl from Capri (1924) The Mistress of Monbijou (1924) Marionettes of the Princess (1924) The Sailor Perugino (1924) Nelly, the Bride Without a Husband (1924) By Order of Pompadour (1924) Athletes (1925) Women You Rarely Greet (1925) The Venus of Montmartre (1925) Letters Which Never Reached Him (1925) The Bohemian Dancer (1926) The Mill at Sanssouci (1926) The Blue Danube (1926) Fadette (1926) The Violet Eater (1926) The Weavers (1927) Dancing Vienna (1927) The Gypsy Baron (1927) Mariett Dances Today (1928) Mary Lou (1928) My Heart is a Jazz Band (1929) The Crimson Circle (1929) Everyone Asks for Erika (1931) The Forester's Daughter (1931) The Dancer of Sanssouci (1932) Happy (1933) The Emperor's Waltz (1933) Southern Roses (1936) The Lilac Domino (1937) Daddy Long Legs (1938) Tomorrow It Will Be Better (1939) I Killed the Count (1939)

The films of Frederic Zelnik

His Majesty the Hypochondriac (1918)
The Heiress of the Count of Monte Cristo (1919)
Charlotte Corday (1919)
Kri-Kri, the Duchess of Tarabac (1920)
Anna Karenina (1920)
Fanny Elssler (1920)
Count Varenne's Lover (1921)
Trix, the Romance of a Millionairess (1921)
The Girl from Piccadilly (1921)
Miss Beryll (1921)
Memoirs of a Film Actress (1921)
Count Festenberg (1922)
Napoleon's Daughter (1922)
Insulted and Humiliated (1922)
The Mistress of the King (1922)
Yvette, the Fashion Princess (1922)
The Marriage of Princess Demidoff (1922)
Tania, the Woman in Chains (1922)
Lyda Ssanin (1923)
The Men of Sybill (1923)
The Girl from Hell (1923)
Resurrection (1923)
Daisy (1923)
Irene of Gold (1923)
The Girl from Capri (1924)
The Mistress of Monbijou (1924)
Marionettes of the Princess (1924)
The Sailor Perugino (1924)
Nelly, the Bride Without a Husband (1924)
By Order of Pompadour (1924)
Athletes (1925)
Women You Rarely Greet (1925)
The Venus of Montmartre (1925)
Letters Which Never Reached Him (1925)
The Bohemian Dancer (1926)
The Mill at Sanssouci (1926)
The Blue Danube (1926)
Fadette (1926)
The Violet Eater (1926)
The Weavers (1927)
Dancing Vienna (1927)
The Gypsy Baron (1927)
Mariett Dances Today (1928)
Mary Lou (1928)
My Heart is a Jazz Band (1929)
The Crimson Circle (1929)
Everyone Asks for Erika (1931)
The Forester's Daughter (1931)
The Dancer of Sanssouci (1932)
Happy (1933)
The Emperor's Waltz (1933)
Southern Roses (1936)
The Lilac Domino (1937)
Daddy Long Legs (1938)
Tomorrow It Will Be Better (1939)
I Killed the Count (1939)

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