Leap Into Life () is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Johannes Guter and starring Xenia Desni, Walter Rilla and Paul Heidemann. It features one the earliest film appearances of the future star Marlene Dietrich.Chandler p. 45 It was partly shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin as well as on location around Rügen in the Baltic Sea. The film's sets were designed by Rudi Feld.
Synopsis A young intellectual falls in love with a circus performer and decides to cultivate her into a lady and marry her. Eventually however she decides to return to her tightrope walker lover.
Cast Xenia Desni as Idea - Zirkusartistin Walter Rilla as Frank - Ideas Partner Paul Heidemann as Dr. Rudolf Borris Frida Richard as Rudolfs Tante Sophie Käthe Haack as Dr. Borris' Sekretärin Leonhard Haskel Le as Zirkusdirektor Lydia Potechina as Frau des Zirkusdirektors Dr. Gebbing as Dompteur Hans Brausewetter as Borris' Freund Marlene Dietrich as Mädchen am Strand Hans Heinrich von Twardowski as Geiger Max Gülstorff as Geiger Erling Hanson Max Valentin Ernst Pröckl Hermann Thimig
References
Bibliography Chandler, Charlotte. Marlene: Marlene Dietrich, A Personal Biography. Simon and Schuster, 2011.
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