The Golem and the Dancing Girl (lost German comedy horror film; 1917): Difference between revisions

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A still from the film/the film's advertisement poster.

Status: Lost

The Golem and the Dancing Girl was a silent German film from 1917 that parodied the 1915 horror film The Golem.^[1] Paul Wegener directed, wrote, and starred in this film as well as the original. In the film, Wegener plays himself and decides to dress up as The Golem as a practical joke, which leads to humorous complications.

The film is completely lost and hasn't been seen for many years. All that has been found is the cast list, a poster, and a still photograph.

References

↑ IMDb page for The Golem and the Dancing Girl. Retrieved 17 Mar '13.

[1] IMDb page for The Golem and the Dancing Girl. Retrieved 17 Mar '13.

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-[[File:Golemdancing.png|thumb|300px|A still from the film/the film's advertisement poster.]]
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-'''''The Golem and the Dancing Girl''''' was a silent 1917 German comedy film that parodied the previous 1915 horror film ''[[The Golem (partially found silent film; 1915)|The Golem]]''. Once again, it was written, co-directed by and starred Paul Wegener. Not much is known about the plot of the film other than Wegener apparently plays himself who decides to dress up as the character of The Golem as part of a practical joke, only to have humorous complications ensue.
+|title=<center>The Golem and the Dancing Girl (1917)</center>
+|image=Golemdancing.png
+|imagecaption=A still from the film/the film's advertisement poster.
+|status=<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
+}}
-The film is completely lost and hasn't been seen for many years, all that remains of its existence so far is the cast list,<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0176776/ IMDb page for ''The Golem and the Dancing Girl''.] Retrieved 17 Mar '13.</ref> a poster, and a still photograph.
+'''''The Golem and the Dancing Girl''''' was a silent German film from 1917 that parodied the 1915 horror film ''[[The Golem (partially found silent film; 1915)|The Golem]]''.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0176776/ IMDb page for ''The Golem and the Dancing Girl''.] Retrieved 17 Mar '13.</ref> Paul Wegener directed, wrote, and starred in this film as well as the original. In the film, Wegener plays himself and decides to dress up as The Golem as a practical joke, which leads to humorous complications.
+The film is completely lost and hasn't been seen for many years. All that has been found is the cast list, a poster, and a still photograph.
 ==References==