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The Girl on a Swing (1926)

The Girl on a Swing poster
Original title
Das Mädel auf der Schaukel
Directed by
Felix Basch
Genre
silent film
Country
Germany
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman finds herself caught between two men in a love triangle. The story plays out in a light romantic setting during the silent film era.

lightheartedromanticplayfulnostalgicgentlegracefulold-fashionedwhimsical

What happens

The Girl on a Swing (German: Das Mädel auf der Schaukel) is a 1926 German silent film directed by Felix Basch and starring Ossi Oswalda, Harry Liedtke, and Lotte Lorring. The film's art direction was by Julius von Borsody. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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