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directed by

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and starring

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and

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.Grange p.238 The film's sets were designed by the

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s Otto Erdmann and

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Cast

as Professor Imhof *

as Dr. Kerber * Julius Messaros as Lucian * Else Wasa as Frau von Arnsberg * S.Z. Sakall as Dr. Hecht *

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References

Bibliography

* Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008.

External links

* 1926 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Fred Sauer 1926 drama films German black-and-white films Silent German drama films 1920s German films 1920s German-language films {{1920s-Germany-silent-drama-film-stub