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The White Demon

The White Demon

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The White Demon

1932

1h 40m

10.0(1 votes)

Drama

Overview

When Albers takes his drug-addicted opera star sister Gerda to a sanitarium, they both become targets of slimy dope peddler Peter Lorre, who fears that Gerda will blow the whistle on him. Lorre kidnaps the woman, leading Albers on a frantic chase.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Hans Albers

Hans Albers

Heini Gildemeister

Gerda Maurus

Gerda Maurus

Gerda Gildemeister

Peter Lorre

Peter Lorre

Hunchback

Lucie Höflich

Lucie Höflich

Gildemeister's Mutter

Trude von Molo

Dora Lind

Alfred Abel

Alfred Abel

Gorre

Hubert von Meyerinck

Hubert von Meyerinck

Marquis d'Esquillon

Hans Joachim Schaufuß

Gorre's Son

Philipp Manning

Klaus Pohl

Klaus Pohl

Theaterdiener

Creative team

Directed by: Kurt Gerron
Written by: Philipp Lothar Mayring
Fritz Zeckendorf

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