Poor Jenny

Die arme Jenny

Germany

1912

32 Min

Black and White

1.33:1

Silent

Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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CAST Asta Nielsen, Leo Peukert, Emil Albes, Hans Staufen, Paula Helmert, Ferdinand Richter, Berhold Weiss

Jenny, a poor scrubgirl is noticed by a well-to-do gentleman who asks her out. He treats her to a restaurant and buys her nice clothes. Disowned by her father and her lover she accepts work in cabarets which leads her into prostitution and her final suicide. —BFI

Director

Urban Gad

Peter Urban Gad (12 February 1879 – 26 December 1947) was a Danish film director. He directed 40 film between 1910 and 1927. His wife Asta Nielsen starred in 30 of his films. Also in his debut the famous movie Afgrunden (The Abyss) from 1910. They moved to Germany in 1911 where Gad worked until 1922. —Wikipedia