Eva and the Grasshopper

Jun 10, 1927

1h 44m

★ 8.0

Overview

Mary and Eva are best friends, although they couldn't be more different. Armand, Mary's fiancee, falls in love with the seductive Eva, who is busy becoming a revue star. When Eva fails and loses her money, Armand tries to help her out.

Genres

Animation

Production Companies

Universum Film

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Cast

Camille de Saxe

Camilla Horn

Armand Noret

Gustav Fröhlich

Else Burkhardt

Jacques Vaillant

Warwick Ward

Maria Andrejewa

Rudolf Biebrach

Bruno Kastner

Alice Kempen

Philipp Manning

Hans Mierendorff

Karl Platen

Lydia Potechina

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