Das Fidele Gefängnis (The Merry Jail)
This was on the Criterion Collection release of Trouble in Paradise that I rented. It's an earlier silent film that Lubitsch made in Germany, and I actually preferred it to the primary movie on disc!
Here we also see Lubitsch the actor as well as a wonderful comedic part from the legendary Emil Jannings as a drunk jailer. I found it to just be a lot more fun and goofy than the other film which seems to be trying for some kind of sophisticated comedy that was a bit more difficult for me to enjoy.
You also get a glimpse of some jail cell wall graffiti that rivals some of what you see in Down By Law. I'm mesmerized by jail cell wall graffiti. Anyone know of any other places to see some?
Rating: 8/10