The Merry Jail or Das fidele Gefängnis (1917) is one of the early films of Ernst Lubitsch. A light comedy, based on Strauss's operetta 'Die Fledermaus', about a rich couple and their maid in a gay Berlin of endless parties and ceremonies. It is also one of early films of Emil Jannings in the role of a nutty prison guard. The 25 year old Lubitsch portrays one his first and most original conceptions of marriage and women in a manner that is certainly years ahead of its time. And that's why I get disappointed when I didn't find this film among Kristin Thompson's selected titles to examine…
A neglected wife disguises herself in order to lure her wastrel husband into a compromising position.
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- Original Title
- Das fidele Gefängnis
- Original Language
- German
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- Projektions-AG Union
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A neglected wife disguises herself in order to lure her wastrel husband into a compromising position.
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The movie stars Harry Liedtke, Emil Jannings, Paul Biensfeldt, Erich Schönfelder, Käthe Dorsch and more.
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