''Mrs Worrington's Perfume'' (German: ''Das Parfüm der Mrs. Worrington'') is a 1925 German silent

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directed by Franz Seitz and starring

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and

Maria Mindzenty Maria Minzenti or sometimes Maria Mindzenty (21 May 1898 – 19 April 1973) was an Austrian film actress. Selected filmography * '' The Duke of Reichstadt'' (1920) * ''The Favourite of the Queen'' (1922) * ''Meriota the Dancer'' (1922) * '' The ...

.Grange p.201 It was part of a series of films featuring the detective Stuart Webbs. It was made at the

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near

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. The film's

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was by

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and

Otto Völckers Otto Voelckers (also spelled ''Otto Völckers'') (November 9, 1888 in Kassel - December 6, 1957) was a German architect and technical author. Biography Voelckers was initially an active art director in the 1920s. However, at the end of this decade ...

Cast

as Stuart Webbs, Detektiv *

as Mabel Christians *

John Mylong John Mylong (September 27, 1892 – September 8, 1975), also known as Jack Mylong-Münz, born Adolf Heinrich Münz, was an Austrian actor who later settled in the United States. Selected filmography * ''Der heilige Hass, 1. Teil'' (1921) - Rabo ...

as Dr. Harry Edwards *

Otto Wernicke Otto Karl Robert Wernicke (30 September 1893, Osterode am Harz – 7 November 1965) was a German actor. He is best known for his role as police inspector Karl Lohmann in the two Fritz Lang films '' M'' and ''The Testament of Dr. Mabuse''. Marrie ...

as Philipp Worrington *

Karl Falkenberg Karl Falkenberg (born Karl Franz Josef Falkenberg, 6 April 1887 – died after 1936) was a German-Jewish film actor. Selected filmography * '' Clown Charly'' (1918) * '' Cain'' (1918) * '' Blackmailed'' (1920) * ''The Song of the Puszta'' (1 ...

as Charles Taylor *

Ferdinand Martini Ferdinand Martini (1 September 1870 – 23 December 1930) was a German film actor. He appeared in 38 films between 1920 and 1931. He was born in Munich and died in Germany. Selected filmography * '' The Monastery's Hunter'' (1920) * ''Nigh ...

as Bob Trumm * Claire Kronburger *

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as Hubert Mills

References

Bibliography

* Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008.

External links

* 1925 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Franz Seitz German silent feature films 1925 mystery films German mystery films Bavaria Film films Films shot at Bavaria Studios German black-and-white films Silent mystery films 1920s German films 1920s German-language films {{mystery-film-stub