''Panic in the House of Ardon'' (German: ''Der Schrecken im Hause Ardon'') is a 1920

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silent crime film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Stella Harf,

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and

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. The film was finished by August 1920, but did not have its premiere until July 1921.Jung & Schatzberg p.93 It also had several

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s including ''Die Welteroberer'' (''The World Conquerors''). A crime syndicate attempts to discover the scientific secrets of the chemical company Ardon. The film was made in the

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style that had been used for Wiene's earlier hit '' The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari''. It features the popular detective Stuart Webbs, closely modeled on Sherlock Holmes.

Cast

In alphabetical order * Stella Harf *

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References

Bibliography

* Jung, Uli & Schatzberg, Walter. ''Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene''. Berghahn Books, 1999.

External links

* 1920 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films German crime films Films directed by Robert Wiene German Expressionist films 1920 crime films German black-and-white films 1920s German films 1920s German-language films {{Germany-silent-film-stub