Sir or Madam
Sir or Madam (German: Ossi hat die Hosen an) is a 1928 British-German silent comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Margot Armand, Percy Marmont and Ossi Oswalda. It was based on the 1923 novel Sir or Madame by Berta Ruck and shot at Elstree Studios near London. The film was a co-production between Germany and Britain, with separate versions released in the countries. In Britain it was not released until February 1930.[2]
| Sir or Madam | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Carl Boese |
| Produced by | Carl Boese |
| Written by | Berta Ruck (novel) Luise Heilborn-Körbitz |
| Starring | Margot Armand Percy Marmont Ossi Oswalda Annette Benson |
| Music by | Hansheinrich Dransmann |
| Cinematography | Karl Buhlmann Hans Karl Gottschalk Karl Hasselmann |
Production company | Foremost Productions Carl Boese-Film |
| Distributed by | Warner Brothers (UK) National Film (Germany) |
Release date | 1928 (Germany) February 1930 (UK) |
Running time | 6,421 feet[1] |
| Country | Germany/United Kingdom |
| Language | Silent English/German intertitles |
Synopsis
A woman disguises herself as a man, and poses as a gentleman's valet. She then has to resist the advances of his vampish fiancee.[3]
Cast
- Margot Armand as Patricia Lloyd
- Percy Marmont Sir Ralph Wellalone
- Ossi Oswalda as Geulda Rhos
- Annette Benson as Lady Day
- Hannelore Benzinger
- Olga Engl
- Cara Guyl
- Fritz Kampers
- Fred Leslie
- Hilde Maroff
- Sophie Pagay
- Karl Platen
- Anna Stranz-Führing
- Wolfgang Zilzer
- Charles Ashton
- Harold Huth
- Lena Halliday
- Edith Barker-Bennett
References
- Low p.386
- Low p.386
- British Film Institute. "Sir or Madam | BFI | British Film Institute". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. History of the British Film: Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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