The Pride of the Firm (1914)
Genre : Comedy, Drama
Runtime : 40M
Director : Carl Wilhelm
Writer : Jacques Burg, Walter Turszinsky
Synopsis
Der Stolz der Firma, meaning The Pride of the Business, is a classic German silent film from 1914. The film tells the story of a shrewd apprentice and is filmed in the comical style of director Lubitsch. This is one of the few Lubitsch films from World War I that wasn’t lost.
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