The Blue Mouse

For the 1913 film, see The Blue Mouse (1913 film).

The Blue Mouse
Directed by	Johannes Guter
Written by	Robert Liebmann
Produced by	Günther Stapenhorst
Starring	Jenny Jugo Harry Halm Brita Appelgren
Cinematography	Friedl Behn-Grund
Production company	UFA
Distributed by	UFA
Release date	16 November 1928 (1928-11-16)
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent German intertitles

The Blue Mouse (German: Die blaue Maus) is a 1928 German silent comedy film directed by Johannes Guter and starring Jenny Jugo, Harry Halm, and Brita Appelgren.^[1] The film was distributed in England by Gaumont in a sound version.^[2] While the sound version had no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacek Rotmil.

Cast

• Jenny Jugo as Fanchon Ravassol
• Harry Halm as Caesar Robin
• Brita Appelgren as Clarisse Mosquitier, seine Braut
• Julius Falkenstein as Vater Mosquitier
• Albert Paulig as Firmenpräsident Lebodier
• Hermine Sterler as Frau Lebodier
• Willi Forst as Rigault, Sekretär
• Rina Marsa as Frau Rigault
• Max Ehrlich as Auktionator E. A. Matthieu
• Ernst Behmer as Bürodiener
• Harry Grunwald

Music

The sound version featured a theme song entitled “Fanchon Waltz” by Pat Heale (words) and Walter Collins (music).

References

1. Bock & Bergfelder, p. 514.
2. The British Film Catalogue, 1895-1970 (1973), London: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5572-4, LCCN 72007861, OCLC 447306.

Bibliography

• Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.

External links

• The Blue Mouse at IMDb