The Great Unknown (1927 film)
The Great Unknown (German:Der große Unbekannte) is a 1927 German silent crime film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Jack Trevor, Arthur Kraußneck and Andrée Lafayette. It is based on a novel by Edgar Wallace.[1]
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| Directed by | Manfred Noa |
| Written by | Edgar Wallace (novel) Herbert Juttke Georg C. Klaren |
| Starring | Jack Trevor Arthur Kraußneck Andrée Lafayette |
| Music by | Hans May |
| Cinematography | Franz Planer |
Production company | Noa-Film |
| Distributed by | Bavaria Film |
Release date | 17 November 1927 |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | Silent German intertitles |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Karl Machus. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich.
Cast
- Jack Trevor as Major Paul Roy Amery
- Arthur Kraußneck as Maurice Tarn
- Andrée Lafayette as Else Marlowe, Tarns Mündel
- Eugen Neufeld as Inspektor Wille von Scotland Yard
- Ernst Reicher as Polizeikommissar Bickerson
- Evi Eva as Jessie Damm
- Nien Soen Ling as Feng Ho
- John Loder as Dr. Ralf Hallam
- Kurt Gerron as Bankier Tupperwill
- Sig Arno as Mauropolus
- Hugo Werner-Kahle as Mr. Damm, Jessies Vater
- Ruth Weyher
References
- Bergfelder p.144
Bibliography
- Bergfelder, Tim. International Adventures: German Popular Cinema and European Co-Productions in the 1960s. Berghahn Books, 2005.
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