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Leap Into Life
Leap Into Life
Directed by	Johannes Guter
Written by	Franz Schulz (novel)
Produced by	Oskar Messter
Starring	Xenia Desni; Walter Rilla; Paul Heidemann;
Cinematography	Fritz Arno Wagner
Production; company	Messter Film
Distributed by	UFA
Release date	4 February 1924;
Running time	83 minutes
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent; German intertitles;

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Leap Into Life (German: Der Sprung ins Leben) is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Johannes Guter and starring Xenia Desni, Walter Rilla and Paul Heidemann. It features one the earliest film appearances of the future star Marlene Dietrich.^[1] It was partly shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin as well as on location around Rügen in the Baltic Sea. The film's sets were designed by Rudi Feld.

Synopsis

A young intellectual falls in love with a circus performer and decides to cultivate her into a lady and marry her. Eventually however she decides to return to her tightrope walker lover.

Cast

Xenia Desni as Idea - Zirkusartistin
Walter Rilla as Frank - Ideas Partner
Paul Heidemann as Dr. Rudolf Borris
Frida Richard as Rudolfs Tante Sophie
Käthe Haack as Dr. Borris' Sekretärin
Leonhard Haskel Le as Zirkusdirektor
Lydia Potechina as Frau des Zirkusdirektors
Dr. Gebbing as Dompteur
Hans Brausewetter as Borris' Freund
Marlene Dietrich as Mädchen am Strand
Hans Heinrich von Twardowski as Geiger
Max Gülstorff as Geiger
Erling Hanson
Max Valentin
Ernst Pröckl
Hermann Thimig

References

^ Chandler p. 45

Bibliography

Chandler, Charlotte. Marlene: Marlene Dietrich, A Personal Biography. Simon and Schuster, 2011.

External links

Leap Into Life at IMDb

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[1] Chandler p. 45

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+'''''Leap Into Life''''' ({{langx|de|'''Der Sprung ins Leben'''}}) is a 1924 German [[silent film|silent]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Johannes Guter]] and starring [[Xenia Desni]], [[Walter Rilla]] and [[Paul Heidemann]]. It features one the earliest film appearances of the future star [[Marlene Dietrich]].<ref>Chandler p. 45</ref> It was partly shot at the [[Johannisthal Studios]] in [[Berlin]] as well as [[location filming|on location]] around [[Rügen]] in the [[Baltic Sea]]. The film's sets were designed by [[Rudi Feld]].
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