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The Hunchback and the Dancer
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Wikipedia article
'The Hunchback and the Dancer' is a 1920 silent German horror film directed by F. W. Murnau and photographed by Karl Freund.Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 223.. This is now considered to be a lost film. The film was written by Carl Mayer, who also wrote 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari' (1920).Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 224.. Karl Freund later emigrated to Hollywood where he directed such classic horror films as 'The Mummy' (1932) and 'Mad Love' (1935).Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 223.. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin.
Plot
A repulsive hunchback named James Wilton changes his relationship with women when he discovers a diamond mine in Java. A young woman named Gina, on the rebound from an earlier relationship, begins dating him. Later when she decides to break up with him and go back to her former lover, the hunchback manages to taint her with a poisonous substance that will kill anyone who kisses her. After two of her paramours die before her eyes, she finally catches on that he had contaminated her, and she decides to get revenge by luring the hunchback into kissing her himself.
Cast
* Sascha Gura as Gina
* John Gottowt as James Wilton
* Paul Biensfeldt as Smith
* Henri Peters-Arnolds as Percy
* Bella Polini as Tnzerin
* Werner Krauss (unconfirmed)
* Lyda Salmonova (unconfirmed)
* Anna von Palen as Smith's mother
See also
*List of lost films
References
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