His Greatest Bluff (1927)

Original title

Sein größter Bluff

Directed by

Henrik Galeen, Harry Piel

Genre

comedy film, silent film

Country

Weimar Republic

Runtime

1h 48m

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man pulls off a series of comedic bluffs and deceptions. The story follows his schemes and the chaos that ensues. Marlene Dietrich appears in an early role.

lightheartedplayfulbriskcomedicvintagewhimsicalfast-pacedunpretentious

What happens

His Greatest Bluff (German: Sein größter Bluff) is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Henrik Galeen and Harry Piel and starring Piel, Toni Tetzlaff and Lotte Lorring. Its title is sometimes translated as His Biggest Bluff. Today, the film is best known for the early role it offered to Marlene Dietrich who was only cast after great effort by her agents. The film was shot at the Grunewald Studios, located in Western Berlin, during January and February 1927. It premiered on 12 May 1927 at the Alhambra-Palast in Berlin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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