Looping the Loop (German: Die Todesschleife) is a 1928 German silent thriller film directed by Arthur Robison and starring Werner Krauss, Jenny Jugo and Warwick Ward. The film was produced by UFA. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and on location in London. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. As with UFA's Variety, Paramount Pictures handled the film's American distribution as part of the Parufamet agreement. Cast Werner Krauss as Botto, ein berühmter Clown Jenny Jugo as Blanche Valette Warwick Ward as Andre Melton, Artist Gina Manès as Hanna, Kunstschützin Sig Arno as Sigi, Hannas Partner Max Gülstorff as Blanches Verwandter Lydia Potechina as Blanches Verwandte Gyula Szőreghy as Ein Agent Harry Grunwald References Bibliography Bergfelder, Tim & Bock, Hans-Michael. The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopedia of German. Berghahn Books, 2009. St. Pierre, Paul Matthew. E.A. Dupont and his Contribution to British Film: Varieté, Moulin Rouge, Piccadilly, Atlantic, Two Worlds, Cape Forlorn''. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2010. External links 1928 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films German thriller films Films directed by Arthur Robison Circus films UFA GmbH films Paramount Pictures films German black-and-white films 1920s thriller films Silent thriller films 1920s German films Films shot in London Films shot at Babelsberg Studios