
Playing with fire
A method actress likes living out the roles she is playing in real life. To prepare for her new play, she enters the criminal underworld and ends up being implicated in a burglary of a Duke who is one of her suitors. The film was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film received a generally positive reception from critics, although some were doubtful about the blending of farce and tragedy.
Playing with fire
Rating
0.0/10
Release Date
1921-05-19
Runtime
78 minutes
Status
Released
Cast

Diana Karenne
Lucia Tosti, die berühmte Schauspielerin

Wassily Wronsky
Der Herzog Ripafratta

Anton Edthofer
Der Dichter Carlo Spini

Leonhard Haskel
Der Theaterdirektor

Hans Junkermann
Graf Serrante

Otto Treptow
Graf Ferrante

Karl Platen
Der Diener des Herzogs

Lucia Tosti
Lola, die Apachin

Albrecht Viktor Blum
Der Apache

Ossip Runitsch
Der Graf

Emil Birron
Der Maler

Emil Heyse
Production Companies
Decla-Bioscop