The Ancient Law (1923)

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Baruch Mayer, son of an orthodox rabbi from a poor shtetl in Galizia, decides to break with the family tradition and leave the shtetl to become an actor.

The Ancient Law

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Cast

Ernst Deutsch
Ernst Deutsch as Baruch Mayer Died 1969 · Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]
Henny Porten
Henny Porten as Erzherzogin Elisabeth Theresia Died 1960 · Magdeburg, Germany Frieda Ulricke "Henny" Porten (7 January 1890 – 15 October 1960) was a German actress and film producer of the silent era, and Germany's first major film star. She appeared in more than 170 films betw...
Ruth Weyher
Ruth Weyher as Hofdame Died 1983 · Neumark, Germany From Wikipedia Ruth Weyher (28 May 1901 – 27 January 1983) was a German film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 48 films between 1920 and 1930. She starred in the 1926 film Secrets of a Soul,...
Hermann Vallentin
Hermann Vallentin as Heinrich Laube Died 1945 · Berlin, Germany Hermann Vallentin (24 May 1872 – 18 September 1945) was a German actor born in Berlin. He was the son of a Jewish timber merchant and factory owner, Felix Vallentin. He was the older brother of actres...
Werner Krauss
Werner Krauss as Nathan, der Professor Died 1959 · Gestungshausen, Sonnefeld, Bavaria, Germany Werner Johannes Krauss (Krauß in German; 23 June 1884 – 20 October 1959) was a German stage and film actor. Krauss dominated the German stage of the early 20th century. However, his participation in t...
Margarete Schlegel
Margarete Schlegel as Esther, seine Tochter Died 1987 · Bromberg, Posen, Germany [now Bydgoszcz, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland] Margarethe Sylva Elisabeth Wisniewski (né Schlegel; 31 December 1899 – 15 July 1987), known professionally as Margarete Schlegel, was a German theatre and film actress and soprano operetta singer..

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