Bobby Gets Going (German: Bobby geht los) is a 1931 German comedy action film directed by and starring Harry Piel and also featuring Annie Markart, Hilde Hildebrand and Kurt Lilien.[1] It was shot at the EFA Studios in Halensee and on location around Berlin including at the Sportpalast.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Gustav A. Knauer. It was based on a 1926 novel by Georg Mühlen-Schulte. It was distributed by the German branch of Universal Pictures.

Bobby Gets Going
Directed byHarry Piel
Written byHenrik Galeen
Edmund Heuberger
Hans Rameau
Based onBobby erwacht by Georg Mühlen-Schulte
Produced byJoe Pasternak
Harry Piel
StarringHarry Piel
Annie Markart
Hilde Hildebrand
CinematographyEwald Daub
Edited byRené Métain
Music byFritz Wenneis
Production
company
Ariel-Film
Distributed byDeutsche Universal-Film
Release date
  • 3 December 1931 (1931-12-03)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

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References edit

  1. ^ Giesen p.152
  2. ^ Klaus p.34

Bibliography edit

  • Giesen, Rolf. The Nosferatu Story: The Seminal Horror Film, Its Predecessors and Its Enduring Legacy. McFarland, 2019.
  • Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1931. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.

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