Drama ·War ·Romance · United States of America · 1930 · 1h 10m

This Mad World

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Director
William C. deMille
Cast
Kay Johnson as Victoria Basil Rathbone as Paul Parisot Louise Dresser as Pauline Parisot - Paul's Mother Louis Natheaux as Emile Veda Buckland as Anna Wilhelm von Brincken as Victoria's Husband - the German General
Crew
Harold Rosson — Director of Photography J. Peverell Marley — Director of Photography Anne Bauchens — Editor Clara Beranger — Writer Adrian — Costume Design
Synopsis

Parisot, a French spy in World War 1, returns home on a secret mission to visit his mother, and finds that Victoria, the wife of a German general, is billeted in the Parisot home while waiting to see her husband. Victoria discovers that Paul is a spy and, although fascinated by him, plans to reveal his identity to her husband. When the latter is unable to visit her, she attempts to go to the German army headquarters.

Key Collaborators
William C. deMille Director Harold Rosson Director of Photography J. Peverell Marley Director of Photography Anne Bauchens Editor Clara Beranger Writer Adrian Costume Design
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