This edition: Asphalt
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Original tape date: June 20, 2025. First aired: December 12, 2025.Asphalt is a 1929 German silent film directed by Joe May, starring Gustav Fröhlich and Betty Amann. The film was shot between October and December 1928 at UFA, and premiered on 11 March 1929 at the Ufa-Palast near Berlin Zoo. The film follows Else's attempts to seduce Albert, a traffic policeman, after he catches her trying to steal a precious stone. The film was initially banned for young audiences. It is considered to be one of the last great silent films produced by UFA.
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Caroline Rupprecht Professor, Queens College
- Street Scene
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- Nosferatu
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- Our Daily Bread
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- The Sin of Nora Moran
- Friday, September 18 - 9:30pm
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- Street Scene
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- The Lady with the Dog
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