Little Angel (1914)
Engelein is a comedy of deliberately mistaken identity. If Jesta, a 17-year-old, can play the part of a 12-year-old, her family will gain a large inheritance from a rich uncle from Chicago. Her unruly “play-acting” for the uncle is preceded by an earlier incident in the film that results in Jesta being evicted from her girl’s school. Wearing a long, woman’s skirt, she climbs up a ladder and onto a thatched roof. She reaches over the top of the wall to kiss her boyfriend, who appears from the other side. However, Jesta is caught by the headmistress, and her forced descent is precipitous. Pulled downward, she reveals a great deal of a black-stockinged leg. She looks distinctly sexual as she falls into the matrimonly arms of the law, whose duty is to enforce the rules of female decorum.
Cast
- Asta Nielsen - Jesta
- Alfred Kühne - Redakteur Schneider
- Max Landa - Peter J. Schneider
- Fred Immler - Theodor Schiebstaedt (as Fredy Immler)
- Bruno Kastner
- Hanns Kräly - Hauslehrer
- Adele Reuter-Eichberg - Meta Schiebstaedt
- Martin Wolff
- Erner Huebsch
Screenplay
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Little Angel about?
- Engelein is a comedy of deliberately mistaken identity. If Jesta, a 17-year-old, can play the part of a 12-year-old, her family will gain a large inheritance from a rich uncle from Chicago. Her unruly “play-acting” for the uncle is preceded by an earlier incident in the film that results in Jesta being evicted from her girl’s school. Wearing a long, woman’s skirt, she climbs up a ladder and onto a thatched roof. She reaches over the top of the wall to kiss her boyfriend, who appears from the other side. However, Jesta is caught by the headmistress, and her forced descent is precipitous. Pulled downward, she reveals a great deal of a black-stockinged leg. She looks distinctly sexual as she falls into the matrimonly arms of the law, whose duty is to enforce the rules of female decorum.
- Who directed Little Angel?
- Little Angel was directed by Urban Gad.
- Who stars in Little Angel?
- Little Angel stars Asta Nielsen, Alfred Kühne, Max Landa, Fred Immler, Bruno Kastner, Hanns Kräly.
- How long is Little Angel?
- Little Angel has a runtime of 49m (49 minutes).
- Where was Little Angel produced?
- Little Angel was produced in Germany.