By Order of Pompadour

By Order of Pompadour (German: Auf Befehl der Pompadour) is a 1924 German silent historical film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Alwin Neuß, Lya Mara, and Frida Richard.^[1]

By Order of Pompadour
German film poster
German	Auf Befehl der Pompadour
Directed by	Frederic Zelnik
Written by	René Ferry Alfred Halm
Starring	Alwin Neuß Lya Mara Frida Richard
Cinematography	Edoardo Lamberti Georg Muschner
Music by	Willy Schmidt-Gentner
Production company	Phoebus Film
Distributed by	Phoebus Film
Release date	25 September 1924 (1924-09-25)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent German intertitles

The film's sets were designed by the art director Willi Herrmann.

Cast

• Alwin Neuß as Abel Fernay, Fernay Automobilewerke
• Lya Mara as Lucienne, seine Nichte (1924) / Madame de Pompadour (18th century)
• Frida Richard as Catherine Fernay, seine Mutter
• Jakob Tiedtke as Cyrus Fernay, sein Brunder
• Hans Albers as Herzog von Riverolles
• Max Neumann as David Moulin, Buchhalter
• Sophie Pagay as Melisse, alte Dienerin
• Georges Vaultier as Louis XV (18th century)
• Hermann Böttcher as Luciennes Vater
• Robert Leffler as Herr von Tournehem, Luciennes Onkel
• Carl Geppert as Charles d'Etoiles
• Alfons Fryland as Engineer (1924) / Leutnant André de Rohan (18th century)
• Paul Biensfeldt as Binet
• Friedrich Kühne
• Karl Harbacher
• Harry Berber [de]
• Ernst Behmer
• Adolphe Engers

References

1. Grange, William (2008). Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. p. 179. ISBN 978-0-8108-5967-8.

External links

• By Order of Pompadour at IMDb