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  • Variety (1925)
  • Passed
    104 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Variety (1925)
Passed
104 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Prologue: The murderer "Boss" Huller - after having spent ten years in prison - breaks his silence to tell the warden his story. "Boss", a former trapeze artist, and his wife own a cheap side-show that displays ''erotic sensations''. But ...See morePrologue: The murderer "Boss" Huller - after having spent ten years in prison - breaks his silence to tell the warden his story. "Boss", a former trapeze artist, and his wife own a cheap side-show that displays ''erotic sensations''. But he longs for his former glamorous life in the circus. When he meets the orphan Berta-Marie, he falls under her spell and leaves his wife and young son behind. He makes Berta-Marie his partner in a new trapeze number. One day, the famous trapeze artist Artinelli takes note of them and engages them for his trapeze show in Berlin. Their salto mortale becomes an immediate sensation. Calculatedly and cold, Artinelli seduces Berta-Marie and destroys "Boss'" happiness. Written by Christian Taube See less
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Director
Ewald André Dupont (as E.A. Dupont)
Writers
Felix Hollaender (novel: Der Eid des Stephan Huller) (as Felix Holländer) | Ewald André Dupont (written by) (as E.A. Dupont)
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Release date
Jun 27, 1926 (United States)
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17 cast members
Name Known for
Emil Jannings
Boss Huller Boss Huller   See fewer
Maly Delschaft
Frau Huller Frau Huller   See fewer
Lya De Putti
Bertha-Marie Bertha-Marie   See fewer
Warwick Ward
Artinelli Artinelli   See fewer
Alice Hechy
Actress Actress   See fewer
Georg John
Seeman Seeman   See fewer
Kurt Gerron
Hafenarbeiter Hafenarbeiter   See fewer
Paul Rehkopf
Zuschauer auf dem Jahrmarkt Zuschauer auf dem Jahrmarkt   See fewer
Charles Lincoln
Spanischer Artist Spanischer Artist   See fewer
Trude Hesterberg
Zuschauerin imm Varieté Zuschauerin imm Varieté   See fewer
Werner Krauss
Actor (unconfirmed) Actor (unconfirmed)   See fewer
The Flying Codonas
Acrobatic Ensemble (as Die Drei Codonas) Acrobatic Ensemble (as Die Drei Codonas)   See fewer
Alex Hyde and his Original New York Jazz Orchestra
Alex Hyde and His Original New York Jazz Orchestra Alex Hyde and His Original New York Jazz Orchestra   See fewer
Enrico Rastelli
Jongleur Jongleur   See fewer
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