The Telephone Operator

For the 1932 film, see The Telephone Operator (1932 film).

The Telephone Operator
Directed by	Hanns Schwarz
Written by	Henrik Galeen Adolf Lantz
Music by	Giuseppe Becce Otto Urack
Cinematography	Fritz Arno Wagner
Production company	Sternheim Film
Distributed by	UFA
Release dates	15 October 1925 (1925-10-15)
Country	Germany
Language	Silent German intertitles

The Telephone Operator (German: Das Fräulein vom Amt) is a 1925 German silent comedy film directed by Hanns Schwarz and starring André Mattoni, Alexander Murski and Willy Kaiser-Heyl. The film's art direction was by Erich Czerwonski. It was notable for the number of leading UFA technicians who worked on it. It premiered on 15 October 1925 at the Tauenzienpalast in Berlin. It is also known by the alternative title Liebe und Telefon.

Cast

• André Mattoni as Frank Caruther
• Alexander Murski as Baron Josua Caruther
• Willy Kaiser-Heyl as Baron Conrad
• Karl Platen as Jeff
• Kurt Wichulla as Kind
• Frida Richard as Tante Betsy
• Paul Biensfeldt as Notar
• Frieda Türnowski as Nachbarin
• Fritz Richard as Vorsteher
• Hugo Döblin as Wucherer
• Lydia Potechina as Zimmervermieterin
• Ellen Plessow as Reisende
• William Huch as Kammerdiener
• Mary Johnson as Mary Hard
• Margarete Lanner

Bibliography

• Hardt, Ursula. From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's life in the International Film Wars. Berghahn Books, 1996.
• Kreimeier, Klaus. The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918-1945. University of California Press, 1999.

External links

• The Telephone Operator at IMDb