Asphalt (1929 film)

Asphalt
Directed byJoe May
Screenplay by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyGünther Rittau
Production
company
Distributed byUFA-Filmverleih GmbH
Release date
  • 11 March 1929 (1929-03-11) (Berlin)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryGermany

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.