---
title: 'The Merry Jail (1917)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ernst Lubitsch'
released: '1917-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 56
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-merry-jail-1917'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0009062/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Merry Jail (1917)

1917 · 56 min · Germany

Original title: Das fidele Gefängnis

## Synopsis

The Merry Jail is a 1917 German silent comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch. The script draws from the operetta Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II. Kurt Richter was the set designer, while Paul Davidson produced the film.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Hanns Kräly](https://cinepixo.com/people/hanns-kraly), [Ernst Lubitsch](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernst-lubitsch)
- **Director:** [Ernst Lubitsch](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernst-lubitsch)
- **Producer:** [Paul Davidson](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-davidson)
- **Director of Photography:** [Theodor Sparkuhl](https://cinepixo.com/people/theodor-sparkuhl)

## Cast

- [Hanns Kräly](https://cinepixo.com/people/hanns-kraly)
- [Ernst Lubitsch](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernst-lubitsch)
- [Emil Jannings](https://cinepixo.com/people/emil-jannings)
- [Harry Liedtke](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-liedtke)
- [Ossi Oswalda](https://cinepixo.com/people/ossi-oswalda)
- [Paul Biensfeldt](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-biensfeldt)
- [Kitty Dewall](https://cinepixo.com/people/kitty-dewall)
- [Käthe Dorsch](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathe-dorsch)
- [Erich Schönfelder](https://cinepixo.com/people/erich-schonfelder)

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