Wilhelm Busch - German Cinema Slides
The slides shown in this index were found at a film distributor, whose business was to lend/hire out or possibly sell these slides to cinemas, for the purpose of public entertainment. They were intended to be shown in children-shows, accompanied by story tellers/readers. Therefore they were part of the film-distribution system. Interesting for us is the probability that they were used in conjunction with "movie-shows". The inclusion of the Coming Shortly slides suggests that the shows were regular pre-arranged events, rather than last minute fillers to be used when time permitted; other popular children's stories (Der Struwelpeter and Ju und Lu) were also used. We have no idea how widespread this initiative was or for how long it continued. No readings accompany the slides. These are the only examples of German 83mm square slides found so far.
These slides were manufactured by Liesegang a major German slide manufacturing Co based in Dusseldorf. Their catalogue of August 1925 (illustrated below) shows that most of the titles were listed for general sale, with readings. It is interesting to compare the colours used in these slides with the English versions. Generally the shades are softer and more pastel, they seem closer to the coloured illustrations found in German books. Also the backgrounds and simple line drawings are a fairer representation of the originals. The English makers couldn't resist the temptation to embellish and over colour the images.
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Archive Ref. No |
German Title | English Slide Title | # Slides |
# No Images Busch Drew |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Adelens Spaziergang | 12 |
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2 |
Die beiden Enten und der Frosch | The Ducks and the Frog | 15 |
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3 |
Diogenes und die bösen Buben von Korinth | Diogenes & the Bad Boys of Corinth | 14 |
14 |
4 |
Die Rache des Elefanten | Elephant's Revenge | 12 |
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5 |
Der Lohn des Fleißes | 16 |
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6 |
Fritze | 10 |
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7 |
Der Hahnenkampf | 15 |
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8 |
Der hinterlistige Heinrich | Deceitful Henry | 11 |
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9 |
Die fromme Helene | 85 |
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10 |
Hans Huckebein | Hookey Beak | 48 |
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11 |
Der unverschämte Igel | 9 |
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12 |
Julchen | 62 |
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13 |
Herr and Frau Knopp | 64 |
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14 |
Nur leise | 9 |
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15 |
Max und Moritz | 91 |
7 tales/93 images |
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16 |
Die kühne Müllerstochter | The Cunning Millers daughter | 11 |
11 |
17 |
Die feindlichen Nachbarn | The Hostile Neighbours | 12 |
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18 |
Das Pusterohr | 13 |
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19 |
Das Rabennest | The Ravens Nest | 11 |
11 |
20 |
Die Rutschpartie | The Sledge Party | 12 |
12 |
21 |
Der Schnuller | Baby and Sugar Bag | 18 |
20 |
22 |
Der Affe und der Schusterjunge | 16 |
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23 |
Der Bauer und sein Schwein | Simon and His Pig | 22 |
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24 |
Turner | 15 |
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25 |
Der Undankbare | 11 |
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26 |
Vetter Franz auf dem Esel | Cousin Franz on the Donkey | 13 |
13 |
| Vierhändig | 18 |
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27 |
Der Wurstdieb | 17 |
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28 |
Der hohle Zahn | The Hollow Tooth | 25 |
25 |
All slide images Copyright © Werner Nekes 2011
The sets shown below are not by W Busch. Struwwelpeter was written by Dr Heinrich Hoffmann and enjoyed similar popularity as the WB stories. They are included here because they form part of the Werner Nekes collection and provide another dimension to the use of Magic Lantern Slides being used commercially in the cinema and so may be of interest.
| German Title | English Slide Title | # Slides |
|---|---|---|
| Ju und Lu, das Zwillingspaar | 2 |
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| Der Struwwelpeter | Coming Shortly Title Slides | 9 |
| Struwwelpeter | 42 |
