The White Demon
The White Demon (German: Der weiße Dämon) is a 1932 German drama film directed by Kurt Gerron and starring Hans Albers, Gerda Maurus and Peter Lorre.[1] The film is also known by the alternative title of Dope. The sets were designed by the art director Julius von Borsody.
| The White Demon | |
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 German film poster | |
| German | Der weiße Dämon |
| Directed by | Kurt Gerron |
| Written by | Philipp Lothar Mayring Fritz Zeckendorf |
| Produced by | Bruno Duday |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Carl Hoffmann |
| Edited by | Constantin Mick |
| Music by | Hans-Otto Borgmann |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | UFA |
Release date |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
The film was released in the United States under the Protex Trading Corporation label in 1934.[2]
A separate French-language version Narcotics was also made.
Plot
A drug dealer gets a rising young female singer addicted to drugs. Her brother decides to hunt him down in revenge.
Cast
- Hans Albers as Heini Gildemeister
- Gerda Maurus as Gerda Gildemeister
- Peter Lorre as Hunchback
- Lucie Höflich as Gildemeister's mother
- Trude von Molo as Dora Lind
- Alfred Abel as Gorre
- Hans Joachim Schaufuß as Gorre's son
- Raoul Aslan as Dr. Urusew
- Hubert von Meyerinck as Marquis d'Esquillon
- Alfred Beierle
- Ernst Behmer
- Paul Biensfeldt
- Julius Brandt
- Hansjoachim Büttner
- Eugen Burg
- Louis Brody as Theater janitor
- Julius E. Herrmann
- Karl John
- Erwin Kalser
- Philipp Manning
- Klaus Pohl as Theater waiter
- Ernst Pröckl
- Paul Rehkopf
- Emilie Süssmann
- Eva Speyer
- Emilia Unda
- Else Ward
- Eduard von Winterstein as doctor
References
- Kreimeier, Klaus (1999). The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918-1945. Translated by Kimber, Robert; Kimber, Rita. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. pp. 198–199. ISBN 0520220692.
- Schaefer, Eric (1999). "Bold! Daring! Shocking! True!": A History of Exploitation Films, 1919-1959. Duke University Press. p. 385. ASIN B00I1CWPD4. ISBN 0822323745. JSTOR j.ctv11smq8t. OCLC 984643458.
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