Prostitution (1919 film)

Prostitution (German: Die Prostitution) is a 1919 German silent drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Conrad Veidt, Reinhold Schünzel and Gussy Holl. It was released in two parts Das gelbe Haus and Die sich verkaufen. It was one of several enlightenment films made during the era by Oswald. The physician Magnus Hirschfeld was an advisor on the production. The first part premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin.

Prostitution
Directed by	Richard Oswald
Written by	Richard Oswald Robert Liebmann
Produced by	Richard Oswald
Starring	Conrad Veidt Reinhold Schünzel Gussy Holl
Cinematography	Max Fassbender Karl Freund
Production company	Richard-Oswald-Produktion
Release dates	19 March 1919 (1919-03-19) (Part I) 30 August 1919 (1919-08-30) (Part II)
Running time	126 minutes (Part I) 98 minutes (Part II)
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent German intertitles

Cast

Part I

• Fritz Beckmann as Klaßen, Agent
• Anita Berber as Lola, dessen Tochter
• Gussy Holl as Hedwig
• Conrad Veidt as Alfred Werner
• Rudolf Klein-Rhoden as Hiller, Hausbesitzer
• Rita Clermont as Vera, Hillers Tochter
• Reinhold Schünzel as Karl Döring
• Ferdinand Bonn as Michalsky
• Marga Köhler as Madame Riedel
• Kissa von Sievers as Die Prostitution
• Preben J. Rist as Diener der Gerechtigkeit
• Emil Lind as alter Herr
• Werner Krauss as Mann
• Ernst Gronau
• Wilhelm Diegelmann

Part II

• Conrad Veidt
• Reinhold Schünzel
• Gertrude Hoffman
• Eduard von Winterstein
• Ilka Grüning
• Preben J. Rist
• Paul Morgan
• Kissa von Sievers
• Gussy Holl

Bibliography

• Soister, John T. Conrad Veidt on Screen: A Comprehensive Illustrated Filmography. McFarland, 2002.
• Rogowski, Christian. The Many Faces of Weimar Cinema: Rediscovering Germany's Filmic Legacy. Camden House, 2010.

External links

• Part I at IMDb
• Part II at IMDb