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"This place isn’t a country. It’s a Coney Island madhouse!"
In 1936, Mark Preysing (Robert Taylor) comes to Germany in search of his mother, a famed actress who, unknown to him, lies ill in a concentration camp awaiting execution. During his desperate hunt, Mark meets an American-born countess (Norma Shearer), who slowly grows aware of the great evil corrupting her adopted country.
Together they attempt to rescue Mark’s mother, even though doing so could cost them their lives. This acclaimed thriller, twine-taut with suspense, boasts not only great stars but a brilliant supporting cast that includes three actors who had fled Nazi Germany: Felix Bressart, Albert Basserman and Conrad Veidt (in his U.S. screen debut).
Original Release
11/01/1940
US Release
11/01/1940
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Norma Shearer | Countess von Treck / Countess Ruby von Treck |
Robert Taylor | Mark Preysing |
Conrad Veidt | General Kurt von Kolb |
Alla Nazimova | Emmy Ritter |
Felix Bressart | Fritz Keller |
Albert Bassermann | Dr. Arthur Henning |
Philip Dorn | Dr. Ditten |
Edgar Barrier | Commissioner |
Bonita Granville | Ursula |
Elsa Bassermann | Mrs. Henning |
Directors
Writers
Arch Oboler, Marguerite Roberts, Grace Zaring Stone
Cast
Name | Character |
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Norma Shearer | Countess von Treck / Countess Ruby von Treck |
Robert Taylor | Mark Preysing |
Conrad Veidt | General Kurt von Kolb |
Alla Nazimova | Emmy Ritter |
Felix Bressart | Fritz Keller |
Albert Bassermann | Dr. Arthur Henning |
Philip Dorn | Dr. Ditten |
Edgar Barrier | Commissioner |
Bonita Granville | Ursula |
Elsa Bassermann | Mrs. Henning |
Blanche Yurka | Nurse |
Lisa Golm | Anna |
Edit Angold | Hilda - Ditten's Housekeeper |
Walter Bonn | Concentration Camp Guard |
Albert D'Arno | Elevator Operator |
Helmut Dantine | Porter |
Kay Deslys | Beer Garden Waitress |
Ernst Deutsch | Baron von Reiber |
Hazel Dohlman | Concert Guest |
Gretl Dupont | Hilda Keller |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Mervyn LeRoy | Producer |
Lawrence Weingarten | Producer |