Silent Film Plots and Stills S

Schlussakkord
(19xx) ()
STARS:
Willy Birgel
Lil Dagover
DIRECTOR:Detlef Sierck

PLOT:A court trial clears up the tragic family affairs of a musical conductor, clears a young woman of suspicion of murder, and brings the two together as a happy couple.
STILLS:
* Willy Birgel and Lil Dagover flanking unidentified child actor in crib. (U-5. S)
NOTES:

Die Schonen Tage von Aranjuez
(1933) (UFA)
STARS:
Brigitte Helm
Gustaf Gr�ndgens
DIRECTOR:Johannes Meyer
AVAILABLE?:

PLOT:
STILLS:
* Brigitte Helm and Albrecht Schoenhals overlooking a bustling harbor. (B-5. S)
* Brigitte Helm and Wolfgang Liebeneier. (B-5. S)
* Publicity shot. Brigitte Helm. (B-5. P)
NOTES:English title: Those Beautiful Days at Aranjuez. Premiered in Berlin Sept 22, 1933

Schupalast Pinkus
(1916) ()
STARS:

DIRECTOR:
AVAILABLE?:

PLOT:
STILLS:
* Two unidentified male actors playing cards. (S-5. S)
NOTES:

Der Schwarze Husar
(1932) (UFA)
STARS:
Conrad Veidt
Bernhardt Goetzke
DIRECTOR:Gerhard Lamprecht
AVAILABLE?:

PLOT: SOUND
STILLS:
* Conrad Veidt firing pistol. (C-5. S)
NOTES:English title The Black Hussar

Die Singende Stadt
(1930) (Asociated Sound
Film Industry - ASFI, for UFA)
STARS:
Brigitte Helm
Jan Kiepura
DIRECTOR:Carmine Gallone
AVAILABLE?:

PLOT:
STILLS:* Jan Kiepura holding hands with Brigitte Helm. (B-5. S)
* Jan Kiepura speaking with Brigitte Helm in an Italian garden. (B-5. S)
NOTES: Berlin premiere October 29, 1930. German version of The City of Songs

Spione am Werk
( 1932) (Cine-Allianz
Ton-Film)
STARS:
Brigitte Helm
Karl Ludwig
DIRECTOR:Gerhard Lamprecht
AVAILABLE?:

PLOT:
STILLS:
* Carl Ludwig and Brigitte Helm embracing. (B-5. S)
* Brigitte Helm in a train. (B-5. S)
NOTES:English title Spies at Work. Berlin premiere March 31, 1933

The Spy in Black
(1938) ( British Columbia )
STARS:
Conrad Veidt
Valerie Hobson
Sebastien Shaw
DIRECTOR:Michael Powell
AVAILABLE?:
Yes.

PLOT: SOUND
STILLS:
* Conrad Veidt dressed as a civilian, on board ship.(C-5. S)
* Conrad Veidt and Valerie Hobson at the breakfast table.(C-5. S)
* Conrad Veidt and Valerie Hobson standing over a dinner table.(A-15. S)
*Conrad Veidt about to kiss Valerie Hobson.(C-5. S)
NOTES:

Storm Over Asia
(1938) (RIO-Filmi)
STARS:
Conrad Veidt
Sessue Hayakawa
Madeleine Robinson
DIRECTOR: AVAILABLE?:

PLOT:An Oriental prince attempts to build san empire in Mongolia.
STILLS:
* Conrad Veidt embracing Madeleine Robinson. (C-5. S)
NOTES:First made in 1928 in Russia by V.I. Pudovkin. Oswald based his version on that one, loosely.

Der Student von Prag
(1913) ( )
STARS:
Paul Wegener
DIRECTOR:Stellan Rye
AVAILABLE?:

PLOT:
STILLS:
*Unidentified actor and Paul Wegener. (U-5. S)
* Paul Wegener facing his doppelganger with a gun in his hand. (H-1. S)
* Paul Wegener holding hands with the woman he loves in the Jewish cemetery. (H-1. S)
NOTES:

Der Student von Prag
(1926) (Sokal-Film)
STARS:
Conrad Veidt
Werner Krauss

DIRECTOR:Henrik Galeen
AVAILABLE?:

PLOT: Balduin is a poor student. Scapinelli (the devili) tempts him by causing him to meet a rich woman. Balduin loves her but needs money to woo her. He sells his soul to Scapinelli in return for a 100,000 gold pieces, but he is not allowed to enjoy his new found riches very long.
STILLS:
* Werner Krauss standing next to the twisted tree on the hilltop, looking at the foxhunt. (H-1. S)
* Long, very shadowy shot of Conrad Veidt as Baldwin, raising a stick against his double in the middle of the road. (H-1. S)
* Conrad Veidt seated, Werner Krauss as Scapinelli after having poured coins on the table. (O-25. S)
*Conrad Veidt as the doppelganger of Baldwin, the student. Close up, wearing cap. (C-5. S)
* Veidt and Esterhazy on top of castle, Scapinelli's shadow looming up on the wall below them. (H-1. S)
* Conrad Veidt on his knees, hugging the knees of the Countess. (H-1. S)
* Conrad Veidt as Baldwin, lying dead beside the mirror. (C-5. S), (H-1. S)
NOTES: Made three times, first by Wegener, then Veidt, then a sound version directed by Arthur Robison which was not successful. For a complete discussion of the film go to Veidt Villainies

Sumurun
(1920) (UFA)
STARS:

DIRECTOR:Ernst Lubitsch
AVAILABLE?:

PLOT:
STILLS:
* Long shot. An unidentified actress dancing while various unidentified people react.. (U-5. S)
NOTES:English title One Arabian Night. Criticized as merely a 'photographed stage play'. Based on the stage play produced by Max Reinhardt.

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Schlussakkord (19xx) () STARS: Willy Birgel Lil Dagover DIRECTOR:Detlef Sierck	PLOT:A court trial clears up the tragic family affairs of a musical conductor, clears a young woman of suspicion of murder, and brings the two together as a happy couple. STILLS: * Willy Birgel and Lil Dagover flanking unidentified child actor in crib. (U-5. S) NOTES:
Die Schonen Tage von Aranjuez (1933) (UFA) STARS: Brigitte Helm Gustaf Gr�ndgens DIRECTOR:Johannes Meyer AVAILABLE?:	PLOT: STILLS: * Brigitte Helm and Albrecht Schoenhals overlooking a bustling harbor. (B-5. S) * Brigitte Helm and Wolfgang Liebeneier. (B-5. S) * Publicity shot. Brigitte Helm. (B-5. P) NOTES:English title: Those Beautiful Days at Aranjuez. Premiered in Berlin Sept 22, 1933
Schupalast Pinkus (1916) () STARS: DIRECTOR: AVAILABLE?:	PLOT: STILLS: * Two unidentified male actors playing cards. (S-5. S) NOTES:
Der Schwarze Husar (1932) (UFA) STARS: Conrad Veidt Bernhardt Goetzke DIRECTOR:Gerhard Lamprecht AVAILABLE?:	PLOT: SOUND STILLS: * Conrad Veidt firing pistol. (C-5. S) NOTES:English title The Black Hussar
Die Singende Stadt (1930) (Asociated Sound Film Industry - ASFI, for UFA) STARS: Brigitte Helm Jan Kiepura DIRECTOR:Carmine Gallone AVAILABLE?:	PLOT: STILLS:* Jan Kiepura holding hands with Brigitte Helm. (B-5. S) * Jan Kiepura speaking with Brigitte Helm in an Italian garden. (B-5. S) NOTES: Berlin premiere October 29, 1930. German version of The City of Songs
Spione am Werk ( 1932) (Cine-Allianz Ton-Film) STARS: Brigitte Helm Karl Ludwig DIRECTOR:Gerhard Lamprecht AVAILABLE?:	PLOT: STILLS: * Carl Ludwig and Brigitte Helm embracing. (B-5. S) * Brigitte Helm in a train. (B-5. S) NOTES:English title Spies at Work. Berlin premiere March 31, 1933
The Spy in Black (1938) ( British Columbia ) STARS: Conrad Veidt Valerie Hobson Sebastien Shaw DIRECTOR:Michael Powell AVAILABLE?: Yes.	PLOT: SOUND STILLS: * Conrad Veidt dressed as a civilian, on board ship.(C-5. S) * Conrad Veidt and Valerie Hobson at the breakfast table.(C-5. S) * Conrad Veidt and Valerie Hobson standing over a dinner table.(A-15. S) *Conrad Veidt about to kiss Valerie Hobson.(C-5. S) NOTES:
Storm Over Asia (1938) (RIO-Filmi) STARS: Conrad Veidt Sessue Hayakawa Madeleine Robinson DIRECTOR: AVAILABLE?:	PLOT:An Oriental prince attempts to build san empire in Mongolia. STILLS: * Conrad Veidt embracing Madeleine Robinson. (C-5. S) NOTES:First made in 1928 in Russia by V.I. Pudovkin. Oswald based his version on that one, loosely.
Der Student von Prag (1913) ( ) STARS: Paul Wegener DIRECTOR:Stellan Rye AVAILABLE?:	PLOT: STILLS: Unidentified actor and Paul Wegener. (U-5. S) Paul Wegener facing his doppelganger with a gun in his hand. (H-1. S) * Paul Wegener holding hands with the woman he loves in the Jewish cemetery. (H-1. S) NOTES:
Der Student von Prag (1926) (Sokal-Film) STARS: Conrad Veidt Werner Krauss DIRECTOR:Henrik Galeen AVAILABLE?:	PLOT: Balduin is a poor student. Scapinelli (the devili) tempts him by causing him to meet a rich woman. Balduin loves her but needs money to woo her. He sells his soul to Scapinelli in return for a 100,000 gold pieces, but he is not allowed to enjoy his new found riches very long. STILLS: * Werner Krauss standing next to the twisted tree on the hilltop, looking at the foxhunt. (H-1. S) * Long, very shadowy shot of Conrad Veidt as Baldwin, raising a stick against his double in the middle of the road. (H-1. S) * Conrad Veidt seated, Werner Krauss as Scapinelli after having poured coins on the table. (O-25. S) Conrad Veidt as the doppelganger of Baldwin, the student. Close up, wearing cap. (C-5. S) Veidt and Esterhazy on top of castle, Scapinelli's shadow looming up on the wall below them. (H-1. S) * Conrad Veidt on his knees, hugging the knees of the Countess. (H-1. S) * Conrad Veidt as Baldwin, lying dead beside the mirror. (C-5. S), (H-1. S) NOTES: Made three times, first by Wegener, then Veidt, then a sound version directed by Arthur Robison which was not successful. For a complete discussion of the film go to Veidt Villainies
Sumurun (1920) (UFA) STARS: DIRECTOR:Ernst Lubitsch AVAILABLE?:	PLOT: STILLS: * Long shot. An unidentified actress dancing while various unidentified people react.. (U-5. S) NOTES:English title One Arabian Night. Criticized as merely a 'photographed stage play'. Based on the stage play produced by Max Reinhardt.