The Violet Eater
Directed by	Frederic Zelnik
Written by	Hans Behrendt Fanny Carlsen Gustav von Moser (play)
Produced by	Frederic Zelnik
Starring	Lil Dagover Harry Liedtke Ernö Verebes
Cinematography	Frederik Fuglsang
Music by	Willy Schmidt-Gentner
Production company	Friedrich Zelnick-Film
Distributed by	Deutsche Lichtspiel-Syndikat
Release date	20 September 1926 (1926-09-20)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent German intertitles

The Violet Eater (German: Der Veilchenfresser) is a 1926 German silent comedy film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lil Dagover, Harry Liedtke and Ernö Verebes.^[1] It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrej Andrejew. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Germany's capital.

• Lil Dagover as Melitta von Arthof
• Harry Liedtke as Victor von Ronay
• Ernö Verebes as Bobby Sterzl
• Theodor Loos as Herr von Golitzki
• Dary Holm as Frau von Routt
• Evi Eva as Lilly Niedegg
• Hans Behrendt as Peter
• Maria Paudler as Resi
• Gustav Adolf Semler as Rittmeister
• Ernst Behmer as Wachtmeister
• Ida Perry

• Grange, William. Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Scarecrow Press, 2008.

• The Violet Eater at IMDb

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