The Secret of Johann Orth

The Secret of Johann Orth (German: Das Geheimnis um Johann Orth) is a 1932 German historical drama film directed by Willi Wolff and starring Karl Ludwig Diehl, Ellen Richter and Paul Wegener.^[1] It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin and on location in Austria. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Sohnle and Otto Erdmann.

The Secret of Johann Orth
Directed by	Willi Wolff
Written by	Georg C. Klaren Paul Merzbach Willi Wolff
Produced by	Ellen Richter Willi Wolff
Starring	Karl Ludwig Diehl Ellen Richter Paul Wegener
Music by	Michael Lanner Karl Millöcker
Production company	Ellen Richter Film
Distributed by	Europa-Filmverleih
Release date	29 November 1932 (1932-11-29)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Cast

• Karl Ludwig Diehl as Johann Salvator (Johann Orth)
• Ellen Richter as Fürstin Olga Rostowska
• Paul Wegener as Fürst Rostowsky Botschafter a.Wien
• Gretl Theimer as Milly Stubel vom Theater a.d.Wien
• Paul Hörbiger as Lanik
• Paul Otto as Franz Joseph I.
• Paul Richter as Kronprinz Rudolf
• Fritz Alberti as Zar Alexander III.
• Harry Hardt as Graf Mansfeld
• Anton Pointner as Graf Neuborn
• Senta Söneland as Frau Ziesemak
• Olly Gebauer as Leila
• Hugo Flink as Der Ober Franz
• Gustl Gstettenbaur as Der Pikkolo
• Alfred Strasser as Kapellmeister

See also

• The Secret of Satana Magarita (1921)
• A Vanished World (1922)

References

1. Grange p.398

Bibliography

• Grange, William. Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Scarecrow Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-8108-5967-8.

External links

• The Secret of Johann Orth at IMDb