Harry Piel

German postcard by Ross Verlag, no. 3343/2, 1928-1929. Photo: Ufa.

 

German actor, scriptwriter and director Harry Piel(1892-1963), disguised as maharadja. Refers to the film Panik (Harry Piel 1927/1928) in which Piel plays Mister X alias Harry Peel, alias The Rajah of Lahore. For a biography and filmography, see: www.flickr.com/photos/truusbobjantoo/2350889185/

 

Sources: Wikipedia; filmportal.de; Matias Bleckman, Harry Piel. Ein Kino-Mythos und seine Zeit (1992).

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