Two Red Roses

Two Red Roses () is a 1928 German silent film directed by Robert Land and starring Liane Haid, Alexander Murski, and Harry Halm. The film was released in a sound version in England by First National Pathé. While the sound version has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process.

The film's art direction was by Andrej Andrejew.

Cast

• Liane Haid as Friedel Schulze
• Alexander Murski as Direktor Eriksen
• Harry Halm as Hans, sein Sohn
• Oskar Marion as Ernst Ritter, Komponist
• Oreste Bilancia as Generaldirektor Bergen
• Trude Hesterberg as Eugenie, seine Frau
• La Jana as Lilli, seine Tochter
• Gyula Szőreghy as Rothe
• Teddy Bill as Georg

Music

The sound version features a theme song entitled “Two Red Roses” by Ralph Stanley (words) and Walter Kollo (music).

References

Bibliography

• Ken Wlaschin. The Silent Cinema in Song, 1896–1929: An Illustrated History and Catalog of Songs Inspired by the Movies and Stars, with a List of Recordings. McFarland & Company, 2009.

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