Drama · Germany · 1932 · 1h 40m

The White Demon

Der weiße Dämon

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Director
Kurt Gerron
Cast
Hans Albers as Heini Gildemeister Gerda Maurus as Gerda Gildemeister Peter Lorre as Hunchback Lucie Höflich as Gildemeister's Mutter Trude von Molo as Dora Lind Alfred Abel as Gorre
Crew
Carl Hoffmann — Director of Photography Constantin Mick — Editor Hans-Otto Borgmann — Original Music Composer Philipp Lothar Mayring — Writer Fritz Zeckendorf — Writer
Synopsis

When Albers takes his drug-addicted opera star sister Gerda to a sanitarium, they both become targets of slimy dope peddler Peter Lorre, who fears that Gerda will blow the whistle on him. Lorre kidnaps the woman, leading Albers on a frantic chase.

Mood & Themes
kidnappingasylumdrug addiction
Key Collaborators
Kurt Gerron Director Carl Hoffmann Director of Photography Constantin Mick Editor Hans-Otto Borgmann Original Music Composer Philipp Lothar Mayring Writer Fritz Zeckendorf Writer
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