The Long Intermission


The Long Intermission is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Henny Porten, Wolfgang von Schwindt and Livio Pavanelli. It is based upon the play written by Oscar Blumenthal and Max Bernstein.
It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter.

Cast

The film was screened at the Deutsche Kinemathek in 2019.

Reception

The film was noted for bringing together two of the German film stars of the time and described as "an overtitled but undeniably amusing late silent, with good performances from Porten and Walter Slezak as a mismatched pair of lovers".