Silent Film Plots and Stills C

Cape Forlorn
(1930) (British International)
STARS:
Conrad Veidt
Tala Birell
Fritz Kortner
DIRECTOR:E. A. Dupont
AVAILABLE?:

PLOT:
Veidt plays a shipwrecked man who seduces the lighthouse keeper's wife.
STILLS:
* Conrad Veidt grasping the arm of Tala Birell (C-5)
NOTES:English version of Menschen im Kafig. Also called People in a Cage. Based on the novel Cape Forlorn by Frank Harvey.

Carmen
(1918) (UFA)
STARS:
Pola Negri
Harry Liedtke
DIRECTOR:Ernst Lubitsch
AVAILABLE?:

PLOT:
STILLS:
*Outdoors, Unidentified actor, Pola Negri seated on bench, Harry Liedtke. (U-5)
NOTES:Written by Lubitsch's close collaborator, Hanns Kr�ly. Special premiere for UFA top brass and the press took place November 8, 1918. Premiered at Ufa Theater in Kurf�rstendamm (Berlin) on December 20, 1918. Released in America as Gypsy Blood. It's success there brought Pola Negri and Ernst Lubitsch to America.

Carlos and Elisabeth
(1924) (Oswald-Film)
STARS:
Conrad Veidt
Wilhelm Dieterle
Aud Egede Nissen
DIRECTOR:Richard Oswald
AVAILABLE?:

PLOT:
Spain at the time of the Inquisition. Veidt plays a dual role as Don Carlos and King Charles V.
STILLS:
*Conrad Veidt flanked by Wilhelm Dieterle and Aud Egede Nissen. (C-5. S)
NOTES:

Casablanca
(1942) (Warner Brothers)
STARS:
Humphrey Bogart
Ingrid Bergman
Claude Rains
Conrad Veidt
DIRECTOR:Michael Curtiz
AVAILABLE?:
Video and tv

PLOT:
SOUND. Casablanca is a haven for refugees. Will Rick's ex-girlfriend leave with her husband, the Czech resistance leader, or will she stay with Rick?
STILLS:
**Veidt as Major Strasser, exiting plane, shaking hands with Claude Rains. (C-5. S)
*Publicity shot, Veidt as Strasser holding pistol, under shadow of a noose. (C-5. P)
*Veidt as Major Strasser speaking with Claude Rains as Louis in Rick's Place. (C-5)
*Veidt as Major Strasser leading the singing in Rick's place, flanked by two Nazis. (C-5)
NOTES:For a complete synopsis, go to Veidt Villainies.

Le Comte Kostia
(1925) (Cine-France)
STARS:
Conrad Veidt
Andre Nox
Lillian Constantini
DIRECTOR:Jacques Robert
AVAILABLE?:

PLOT:
STILLS:
* Conrad Veidt as Kostia, holding a fencing foil. (C-5. S)
NOTES:

Contraband
(1940) (British National)
STARS:
Conrad Veidt
Valerie Hobson<
DIRECTOR:Michael Powell
AVAILABLE?:
Yes

PLOT:
SOUND. Veidt plays Anderson, Danish captain of a ship in a London port. He sees a woman get off his ship and follows her.
STILLS:
* Conrad Veidt holding gun through a grill. (A-15. S)
NOTES:

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Cape Forlorn (1930) (British International) STARS: Conrad Veidt Tala Birell Fritz Kortner DIRECTOR:E. A. Dupont AVAILABLE?:	PLOT: Veidt plays a shipwrecked man who seduces the lighthouse keeper's wife. STILLS: * Conrad Veidt grasping the arm of Tala Birell (C-5) NOTES:English version of Menschen im Kafig. Also called People in a Cage. Based on the novel Cape Forlorn by Frank Harvey.
Carmen (1918) (UFA) STARS: Pola Negri Harry Liedtke DIRECTOR:Ernst Lubitsch AVAILABLE?:	PLOT: STILLS: Outdoors, Unidentified actor, Pola Negri seated on bench, Harry Liedtke. (U-5) NOTES:Written by Lubitsch's close collaborator, Hanns Kr�ly. Special premiere for UFA top brass and the press took place November 8, 1918. Premiered at Ufa Theater in Kurf�rstendamm (Berlin) on December 20, 1918. Released in America as Gypsy Blood*. It's success there brought Pola Negri and Ernst Lubitsch to America.
Carlos and Elisabeth (1924) (Oswald-Film) STARS: Conrad Veidt Wilhelm Dieterle Aud Egede Nissen DIRECTOR:Richard Oswald AVAILABLE?:	PLOT: Spain at the time of the Inquisition. Veidt plays a dual role as Don Carlos and King Charles V. STILLS: *Conrad Veidt flanked by Wilhelm Dieterle and Aud Egede Nissen. (C-5. S) NOTES:
Casablanca (1942) (Warner Brothers) STARS: Humphrey Bogart Ingrid Bergman Claude Rains Conrad Veidt DIRECTOR:Michael Curtiz AVAILABLE?: Video and tv	PLOT: SOUND. Casablanca is a haven for refugees. Will Rick's ex-girlfriend leave with her husband, the Czech resistance leader, or will she stay with Rick? STILLS: *Veidt as Major Strasser, exiting plane, shaking hands with Claude Rains. (C-5. S) Publicity shot, Veidt as Strasser holding pistol, under shadow of a noose. (C-5. P) Veidt as Major Strasser speaking with Claude Rains as Louis in Rick's Place. (C-5) Veidt as Major Strasser leading the singing in Rick's place, flanked by two Nazis. (C-5) NOTES:For a complete synopsis, go to Veidt Villainies.
Le Comte Kostia (1925) (Cine-France) STARS: Conrad Veidt Andre Nox Lillian Constantini DIRECTOR:Jacques Robert AVAILABLE?:	PLOT: STILLS: * Conrad Veidt as Kostia, holding a fencing foil. (C-5. S) NOTES:
Contraband (1940) (British National) STARS: Conrad Veidt Valerie Hobson< DIRECTOR:Michael Powell AVAILABLE?: Yes	PLOT: SOUND. Veidt plays Anderson, Danish captain of a ship in a London port. He sees a woman get off his ship and follows her. STILLS: * Conrad Veidt holding gun through a grill. (A-15. S) NOTES: