The City of a Thousand Delights

The City of a Thousand Delights (German: Die Stadt der tausend Freuden) is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Paul Richter, Adele Sandrock and Langhorn Burton.^[1] It is based on the 1907 novel The City of Pleasure by the British writer Arnold Bennett. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle.

The City of a Thousand Delights
German film poster
German	Die Stadt der tausend Freuden
Directed by	Carmine Gallone
Based on	The City of Pleasure by Arnold Bennett
Produced by	Ernst Franzos Lothar Stark
Starring	Paul Richter Adele Sandrock Langhorn Burton
Cinematography	Gustave Preiss
Music by	Hans May
Production company	Lothar Stark-Film
Distributed by	Lothar Stark-Film
Release date	29 December 1927 (1927-12-29)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent German intertitles

Cast

• Paul Richter as Jack Ilam
• Adele Sandrock as Seine Mutter
• Langhorn Burton as Carlos Carpentaria
• Claire Rommer as Juliette, their sister
• Renée Héribel as Pauline, Jack Ilam's cousin
• Frances Cuyler as Rosie, Jack Ilam's cousin
• Gaston Modot as Jetsam

References

1. Giesen, Rolf. Special Effects Artists: A Worldwide Biographical Dictionary of the Pre-digital Era with a Filmography. McFarland & Company, 2008. p. 113. ISBN 0786495510.

External links

• The City of a Thousand Delights at IMDb