Prostitution () is a 1919 German silent drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Conrad Veidt, Reinhold Schünzel and Gussy Holl.Rogowski p.139 It was released in two parts: and . It was one of several enlightenment films made during the era by Oswald. The physician Magnus Hirschfeld was an advisor on the production. The first part premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin.
Cast Part I Fritz Beckmann as Klaßen, Agent Anita Berber as Lola, dessen Tochter Gussy Holl as Hedwig Conrad Veidt as Alfred Werner Rudolf Klein-Rhoden as Hiller, Hausbesitzer Rita Clermont as Vera, Hillers Tochter Reinhold Schünzel as Karl Döring Ferdinand Bonn as Michalsky Marga Köhler as Madame Riedel Kissa von Sievers as Die Prostitution Preben J. Rist as Diener der Gerechtigkeit Emil Lind as alter Herr Werner Krauss as Mann Ernst Gronau Wilhelm Diegelmann
Part II Conrad Veidt Reinhold Schünzel Gertrude Hoffman Eduard von Winterstein Ilka Grüning Preben J. Rist Paul Morgan Kissa von Sievers Gussy Holl
References
Bibliography Soister, John T. Conrad Veidt on Screen: A Comprehensive Illustrated Filmography. McFarland, 2002. Rogowski, Christian. The Many Faces of Weimar Cinema: Rediscovering Germany's Filmic Legacy. Camden House, 2010.
External links