The Merry Jail (1917)
With Harry Liedtke, Emil Jannings, Ossi Oswalda, Ernst Lubitsch, Erich Schönfelder, Hanns Kräly, Paul Biensfeldt, Käthe Dorsch
Directed by Ernst Lubitsch
The Merry Jail (German: Das Fidele Gefängnis) is a 1917 German silent comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch. The script draws from the operetta Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II. Kurt Richter was the set designer, while Paul Davidson produced the film.
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