Looping the Loop (German: Die Todesschleife) is a 1928 German silent thriller film directed by Arthur Robison and starring Werner Krauss, Jenny Jugo and Warwick Ward.[1] The film was produced by UFA. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and on location in London. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. As with UFA's Variety, Paramount Pictures handled the film's American distribution as part of the Parufamet agreement. Paramount prepared a sound version for distribution in English speaking countries. While the sound version has no audible dialog, it featured a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process.

Looping the Loop
Directed byArthur Robison
Written by
Produced byGregor Rabinovitch
Starring
CinematographyCarl Hoffmann
Music by
Production
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Distributed by
Release date
  • 15 September 1928 (1928-09-15)
Running time
133 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguagesSilent Version
German Intertitles
Sound Version (Synchronized)
English Intertitles

Cast

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Music

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The sound version prepared by Paramount featured a theme song entitled “Poor Punchinello” by Sam Lewis and Joe Young (words) and Lew Pollack (music).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bock & Bergfelder p.228

Bibliography

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  • Bergfelder, Tim & Bock, Hans-Michael. The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopedia of German. Berghahn Books, 2009.
  • St. Pierre, Paul Matthew. E.A. Dupont and his Contribution to British Film: Varieté, Moulin Rouge, Piccadilly, Atlantic, Two Worlds, Cape Forlorn. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2010.
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