Comedy · Germany · 1917 · 48m

The Merry Jail

Das fidele Gefängnis

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Director
Ernst Lubitsch
Cast
Harry Liedtke as Alex von Reizenstein Emil Jannings as Quabbe - der Gaoler Paul Biensfeldt as Erich Schönfelder as Egon Storch Käthe Dorsch as Kitty Dewall as Alice von Reizenstein
Crew
Theodor Sparkuhl — Director of Photography Ernst Lubitsch — Writer Karl Haffner — Story Richard Genée — Story
Synopsis

A neglected wife disguises herself in order to lure her wastrel husband into a compromising position.

Key Collaborators
Ernst Lubitsch Director Theodor Sparkuhl Director of Photography Ernst Lubitsch Writer Karl Haffner Story Richard Genée Story
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