The Black Whale (digital quality)

“Jannings as the lad's father, and Innkeeper of the “Black Whale,” has occasion to produce almost every one of the wide range of emotions he controls. Rough, bullying and brutal at times, he plays a good-natured and clumsy fellow, afraid to reveal his true feelings save at rare moments. A remarkable character study imbued with real life, the climaxes without obtrusive preparations and free of inappropriate sentimentality. Those who feared for Jannings' future may be sure that he still has his place in the front row. “
Variety, 3/20/1934.