Roswolsky's Mistress

Roswolsky's Mistress (German: Die Geliebte Roswolskys) is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Felix Basch and starring Asta Nielsen, Paul Wegener and Wilhelm Diegelmann. It was based on a novel by George Froeschel. The film was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin, with sets designed by art directors Robert Neppach and Jack Winter. According to one estimate, the star Asta Nielsen wore thirty six different costumes during the course of the film.

Synopsis
A working class girl is mistakenly believed to have become the mistress of a billionaire.

Cast
 Asta Nielsen as Mary Verhag  
 Paul Wegener as Eugen Roswolsky  
 Wilhelm Diegelmann as Sekretaer  
 Ferdinand von Alten as Lico Mussafin  
 Marga von Kierska as Fernande Raway  
 Guido Herzfeld as Flügelmann, Geldverleiher  
 Arnold Korff as Untersuchungsrichter 
 Carl Bayer as Juwelier  
 Adolphe Engers as Jean Meyer  
 Ernst Gronau as Layton  
 Max Landa as Baron Albich  
 Adolf E. Licho as Theaterdirektor  
 Maria Peterson as Zimmervermieterin 
 Emil Rameau as Kapellmeister  
 Gertrud Wolle as Martha Verhag, Schwester von Mary

References

Bibliography
 Ganeva, Mila. Women in Weimar Fashion: Discourses and Displays in German Culture, 1918-1933. Camden House, 2008.
 Jung, Uli & Schatzberg, Walter. Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene. Berghahn Books, 1999.

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Category:1921 films
Category:German films
Category:Films of the Weimar Republic
Category:German drama films
Category:German silent feature films
Category:Films directed by Felix Basch
Category:1920s drama films
Category:Films based on Austrian novels
Category:UFA films
Category:Films shot at Tempelhof Studios
Category:German black-and-white films