Diary of a Lost Woman

Diary of a Lost Woman (German: Das Tagebuch einer Verlorenen) is a 1918 German silent drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Erna Morena, Reinhold Schünzel, and Werner Krauss. The rising star Conrad Veidt also appeared. It is now considered a lost film.^[1] It was remade at the end of the silent era as Diary of a Lost Girl by Georg Wilhelm Pabst.

Diary of a Lost Woman
German release poster
Directed by	Richard Oswald
Written by	Richard Oswald
Based on	Tagebuch einer Verlorenen {novel) by Margarete Böhme
Produced by	Richard Oswald
Starring	Erna Morena Reinhold Schünzel Werner Krauss
Cinematography	Max Fassbender
Production company	Richard-Oswald-Produktion
Release date	29 October 1918 (1918-10-29)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent German intertitles

Due to the film's over theme of prostitution it had major censorship issues which delayed its release for several months and led to a number of cuts.^[2]

The film's sets were designed by the art director August Rinaldi.

Cast

• Erna Morena as Thymian
• Reinhold Schünzel as Graf Kasimir Osdorff
• Werner Krauss as Meinert
• Paul Rehkopf as Geoteball
• Conrad Veidt as Dr. Julius
• Max Laurence as Der alte Graf
• Ilse Wejrmann as Elisabeth Woyens
• Marga Köhler as Lene Peters
• Marie von Buelow as Frau Kindermann
• Clementine Plessner as Tante Frieda