title: The Farmer from Texas
text: # The Farmer from Texas
  
  The Farmer from Texas (German: Der Farmer aus Texas) is a 1925 German silent comedy film directed by Joe May and starring Mady Christians, Willy Fritsch, and Lillian Hall-Davis. It was based on the play Kolportage by Georg Kaiser. The film was considered a costly box office failure, contributing to a financial crisis at Germany's largest studio Universum Film AG. The film's sets were designed by Paul Leni.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Mady Christians as Mabel Bratt
  * Edmund Burns as Erik
  * Willy Fritsch as Akke
  * Lillian Hall-Davis as Alice
  * Christian Bummerstaedt as Raf von Stjernenhoe
  * Clare Greet as Frau Appelboom
  * Hans Junkermann as Baron Barrenkrona
  * Pauline Garon as Miss Abby Grant
  * Frida Richard as Tante Jutta
  * Ellen Plessow
  * Emmy Wyda
  