The Farmer from Texas explained
The Farmer from Texas |
Director: | Joe May |
Producer: | Joe May |
Studio: | UFA |
Distributor: | UFA |
Country: | Germany |
The Farmer from Texas (German: '''Der Farmer aus Texas''') is a 1925 German silent comedy film directed by Joe May and starring Mady Christians, Willy Fritsch, and Lillian Hall-Davis. It was based on the play Kolportage by Georg Kaiser. The film was considered a costly box office failure, contributing to a financial crisis at Germany's largest studio Universum Film AG. The film's sets were designed by Paul Leni.
Bibliography
- Book: Hardt, Ursula . From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's Life in the International Film Wars . Berghahn Books . 1996 . Providence . 978-1-57181-930-7 .
- Book: Kreimeier, Klaus . . The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918–1945 . University of California Press . 1999 . Berkeley . 978-0-520-22069-0 .