Dr. Mabuse is a fictional character created by Norbert Jacques in his 1921 novel Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler, and his 1932 follow-up novel Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse (1932). The character was made famous by three films about the character directed in Germany by Fritz Lang: Dr. Mabuse the Gambler, The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933), and the much later The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960). Five other films featuring Dr. Mabuse were made by other directors in Germany in the early 1960s, followed by Jess Franco's interpretation The Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse in 1971.
Edgar Wallace (1875–1932) was a British novelist, playwright and screenwriter whose works have been adapted for the screen on many occasions. His films fall into two categories, British adaptations and the German "Krimi" films.
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse is a 1960 black-and-white crime thriller film directed by Fritz Lang in his final film. A West German/French/Italian international co-production, it starred Peter van Eyck, Dawn Addams and Gert Fröbe. The film made use of the character Dr. Mabuse, who had appeared in earlier films by Lang in 1922 and 1933. The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse spawned a film series of German Mabuse films that were released over the following years to compete with Rialto Film's Krimi films.
Peter van Eyck was a German-American film and television actor. Born in Prussian Pomerania, he moved to the United States in the 1930s and established a career as a character actor. After World War II, he returned to his native country and became a star of West German cinema.
Artur "Atze" Brauner was a German film producer and entrepreneur of Polish origin. He produced more than 300 films from 1946.
Creature with the Blue Hand is a West German horror film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Harald Leipnitz, Klaus Kinski and Ilse Steppat. It is based on the 1925 novel The Blue Hand by Edgar Wallace and was part of a long-running series of adaptations made by Rialto Film. The film's plot involves the police tracking a killer known as the Blue Hand. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Kutz and Wilhelm Vorwerg.
Hans Albert Nielsen was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1937 and 1965.
The Motorist Bride is a 1925 German silent romance film directed by Richard Eichberg and starring Hans Mierendorff, Lee Parry and Ernst Hofmann. The film is notable for the use of Lilian Harvey as a stunt double for Parry during the mountaineering scenes shot in Switzerland. Harvey quickly graduated to become the top star of Richard Eichberg's production company.
The White Hell of Pitz Palu is a 1950 West German mountain film directed by Rolf Hansen and starring Hans Albers, Liselotte Pulver and Adrian Hoven. It is a remake of Arnold Fanck's 1929 film The White Hell of Pitz Palu. Interiors were shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Sohnle and Fritz Lück. It was a prominent early role for Lieselotte Pulver and helped put the young Swiss actress on the path to stardom in the German-speaking world.
The Zürich Engagement is a 1957 West German comedy film directed by Helmut Käutner and starring Liselotte Pulver, Paul Hubschmid, and Bernhard Wicki.It is also known by the alternative title The Affairs of Julie.
The Trapp Family in America is a 1958 West German comedy drama film about the real-life Austrian musical Trapp Family directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Ruth Leuwerik, Hans Holt, and Josef Meinrad. It is a sequel to the 1956 film The Trapp Family. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Herlth.
The Secret of Dr. Mabuse or The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse is a 1964 Franco-German-Italian international co-production science fiction Eurospy crime film directed by Hugo Fregonese and Victor De Santis and starring Peter van Eyck, O.E. Hasse and Yvonne Furneaux. It was a co-production between France, Italy and West Germany. The film was the last in a series of films which had revived the Weimar era character Doctor Mabuse.
Bryan Edgar Wallace (1904–1971) was a British writer. The son of the writer Edgar Wallace, Bryan was also a writer of crime and mystery novels which were very similar in style to those of his father. He was named after the American politician William Jennings Bryan whom his father encountered during a trip to North America.
Miss Julie is a 1922 German silent drama film directed by Felix Basch and starring Asta Nielsen, William Dieterle, and Lina Lossen. It was based loosely on August Strindberg's 1888 play Miss Julie.
The Morals of the Alley is a 1925 German silent film directed by Jaap Speyer and starring Werner Krauss, Ernst Hofmann, and Mary Odette.
Oh, Dear Augustine is a 1922 Austrian silent film directed by Hans Karl Breslauer and starring Willi Forst. It takes its title from the popular Viennese song "Oh du lieber Augustin".
When the Alpine Roses Bloom is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Richard Häussler and Hans Deppe and starring Hertha Feiler, Claus Holm, and Marianne Hold. Along with As Long as the Roses Bloom, it was one of two follow-ups directed by Deppe to his hit 1953 heimatfilm When the White Lilacs Bloom Again.
The Poisoned Stream is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Urban Gad and starring Wilhelm Diegelmann, Hans Behrendt and Carl de Vogt.
The Anthem of Love is a 1922 German silent romance film directed by Heinz Schall and starring Claire Rommer, Johannes Riemann and Ilka Grüning.
