The Golden Plague (1921 film)

1921 film

The Golden Plague (German: Die goldene Pest) is a 1921 German silent thriller film directed by Louis Ralph and Richard Oswald and starring Louis Ralph, Anita Berber and Paul Bildt. An anarchist attempts to use a formula for artificial gold as part of a plan to flood the world market, causing an international crisis.^[1]

The film's sets were designed by the art director Botho Hoefer and István Szirontai Lhotka.

Cast

• Louis Ralph as Jacques Delma
• Anita Berber as Natascha
• Paul Bildt as John Marker (chemistry student)
• Hans Adalbert Schlettow as Dr. Jonas Fjeld
• Emil Wittig as Brocke
• Felix Norfolk as Bradley
• Arthur Bergen as Bokine
• Hans Wallner as Croft
• Rudolf Klein-Rhoden as Faber
• Michael Rainer-Steiner as Lord Cavendish (president, Bank of England)
• Karl Martell as Patrick Murphy (Cavendish's secretary)
• Fred Berger as Det. James Clifford
• Emil Stammer as Det. Hansen
• Hermann Picha as Det. Ohlsen
• Curt Cappi as Det. Binet

References

1. Continuity and Crisis in German Cinema, 1928-1936. p.98

Bibliography

• Barbara Hales, Mihaela Petrescu and Valerie Weinstein. Continuity and Crisis in German Cinema, 1928-1936. Boydell & Brewer, 2016.

External links

• The Golden Plague at IMDb