A dead man sends death threats. The 1930s really said 'hold my absinthe.'
A shifty lawyer is threatened with death within two days by a criminal who supposedly died in Australia.
Acting
Fritz Rasp's slippery lawyer—oily charm with panic underneath
Direction
Dual Czech-German direction creates weird, off-kilter energy
Director
Karel Lamač
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was a rare Czech-German co-production during the Weimar Republic's final years, with two directors splitting duties.
Pre-Code Hollywood's European cousin: the 1932 original keeps nastier edges than the 1951 British remake sanitized away.
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