Playing with fire
May 19, 1921
1h 18m
Language:German
Director: Georgiy Krol
A method actress likes living out the roles she is playing in real life. To prepare for her new play, she enters the criminal underworld and ends up being implicated in a burglary of a Duke who is one of her suitors. The film was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film received a generally positive reception from critics, although some were doubtful about the blending of farce and tragedy.
Cast

Diana Karenne
Lucia Tosti, die berühmte Schauspielerin
Wassily Wronsky
Der Herzog Ripafratta

Anton Edthofer
Der Dichter Carlo Spini
Leonhard Haskel
Der Theaterdirektor

Hans Junkermann
Graf Serrante
Otto Treptow
Graf Ferrante

Karl Platen
Der Diener des Herzogs
Lucia Tosti
Lola, die Apachin
Albrecht Viktor Blum
Der Apache

Ossip Runitsch
Der Graf
Emil Birron
Der Maler
Emil Heyse
Unknown role