The Master of Death (1926)
Synopsis
A aristocratic lieutenant is forced to resign his commission and give up his career in the cavalry after having defended himself against deliberate provocations by a superior officer who is competing with him for the love of the daughter of a respected privy councillor. His family bans him to New York, where he falls on hard times until a former circus performer helps him to become a world-renowned trapeze and aerial artiste.
Release Date: 1926-11-26
Runtime: 95 minutes
Director: Hans Steinhoff
Top Cast
- Fred Solm as Peter von Hersdorff
- Hertha von Walther as Maja
- Simone Vaudry as Heid von Duren
- Eduard von Winterstein as Colonel von Hersdorff
- Heinrich Peer as Privy Councillor von Duren
- Erna Hauk as Daisy Brown
- Jenny Marba as Mrs. von Hersdorff
- Hedwig Pauly-Winterstein as Privy Councillor von Duren's wife
- Ferdinand von Alten as Baron von Bassenheim
- S.Z. Sakall as Bordoni
Soundtrack
Original Music Composer(s): N/A
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