Originally produced in Germany in 1919. Conrad Veidt, Leo Connard, Ilse Von Tasso-Lind, Alexandra Willegh, Ernst Pittschau, Fritz Schulz, Anita Berber, Magnus Hirschfeld.
Summary:
A prosperous man encounters a sleazy blackmailer who discovers that he is gay. Released in 1919, this film is an amazingly frank depiction of a homosexual relationship. Banned at the time of its release, later burned by the Nazis, the film was believed lost for more than forty years.
Series:
Gay-themed films of the German silent era
OCLC:
(OCoLC)57448198
Locations:
PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
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