Screen Test For Faust
Int.: Lew Cody, Francis Mcdonald, Lester Cuneo; 35mm. L.: C. 220 M. D.: 12′
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T. it.: Italian title. T. int.: International title. T. alt.: Alternative title. Sog.: Story. Scen.: Screenplay. F.: Cinematography. M.: Editing. Scgf.: Set Design. Mus.: Music. Int.: Cast. Prod.: Production Company. L.: Length. D.: Running Time. f/s: Frames per second. Bn.: Black e White. Col.: Color. Da: Print source
Film Notes
In the Mary Pickford collection these test shots survived and show Lubitsch’s search for an actor for the role of Mephisto. He had tried in vain to convince Douglas Fairbanks to play the part, but Fairbanks “was not interested in playing a bad character”. Lubitsch himself had played the devil in early silent films like Has Trutz im Schlaraffenland und Dr. Satanssohn. Some actors of the screen tests show some similarity to Lubitsch.