The Blue Mouse

For the 1913 film, see The Blue Mouse (1913 film).

The Blue Mouse (German: Die blaue Maus) is a 1928 German silent comedy film directed by Johannes Guter and starring Jenny Jugo, Harry Halm, and Brita Appelgren.^[1] The film was distributed in England by Gaumont in a sound version.^[2] While the sound version had no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process.

The Blue Mouse
Directed by	Johannes Guter
Written by	Robert Liebmann
Produced by	Günther Stapenhorst
Starring	Jenny Jugo Harry Halm Brita Appelgren
Cinematography	Friedl Behn-Grund
Production company	UFA
Distributed by	UFA
Release date	16 November 1928 (1928-11-16)
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent German intertitles

The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacek Rotmil.

Cast

• Jenny Jugo as Fanchon Ravassol
• Harry Halm as Caesar Robin
• Brita Appelgren as Clarisse Mosquitier, seine Braut
• Julius Falkenstein as Vater Mosquitier
• Albert Paulig as Firmenpräsident Lebodier
• Hermine Sterler as Frau Lebodier
• Willi Forst as Rigault, Sekretär
• Rina Marsa as Frau Rigault
• Max Ehrlich as Auktionator E. A. Matthieu
• Ernst Behmer as Bürodiener
• Harry Grunwald

Music

The sound version featured a theme song entitled “Fanchon Waltz” by Pat Heale (words) and Walter Collins (music).