The Guinea-Pig

The Guinea-Pig

37 mins | Comedy, Romance | Jan. 1, 1916

Jesta’s mischievous and playful manner is driving her father and his new lady friend mad. Finally they have had enough, and Jesta is sent away to a girls’ school, bundled onto the first train available. However, a mix-up occurs at the train station. A professor in dire financial straits, who has finally gotten a young, mentally challenged sent to him for treatment, mistakenly takes Jesta home with him to his clinic – a move he will soon regret … (stumfilm.dk)

The Guinea-Pig

37 mins | Comedy, Romance | Jan. 1, 1916

The Guinea-Pig
Jesta’s mischievous and playful manner is driving her father and his new lady friend mad. Finally they have had enough, and Jesta is sent away to a girls’ school, bundled onto the first train available. However, a mix-up occurs at the train station. A professor in dire financial straits, who has finally gotten a young, mentally challenged sent to him for treatment, mistakenly takes Jesta home with him to his clinic – a move he will soon regret … (stumfilm.dk)
Producers Neutral-Film, Art-film (Tyskland)
Original title Das Versuchskaninchen
Directors Edmund Edel
Writers Louis Levy

Cast

Asta Nielsen

as Jesta

Fred Immler

as Jesta's Fiancee

Alfred Kühne

as Jestas Father