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''On the Brink of Paradise'' (german: Auf den Trümmern des Paradieses/ transl: ''On the Ruins of Paradise'') is a 1920 German 90-minute film directed by
Josef Stein Josef Stein (2 February 1876 – 16 June 1937) was an Austrian film director and producer. He contributed to more than thirty films from 1917 to 1937. Selected filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stein, Josef 1876 b ...
and featuring
Carl de Vogt Carl de Vogt (14 September 1885 – 16 February 1970) was a German film actor who starred in four of Fritz Lang's early films. He attended the acting school in Cologne, Germany. Together with acting he was also active as a singer and recorded sev ...
in the title role of
Kara Ben Nemsi Kara Ben Nemsi is a fictional main character from the works of Karl May, best-selling 19th century German author. An alter ego of May, the stories about Nemsi are written as first-person narratives. He travels across North Africa, Sudan, and the ...
.
Béla Lugosi Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó (; October 20, 1882 – August 16, 1956), known professionally as Bela Lugosi (; ), was a Hungarian and American actor best remembered for portraying Count Dracula in the 1931 horror classic ''Dracula'', Ygor in ''S ...
was thought to have appeared in a supporting uncredited role, but this is disputed. The film was an adaptation of part of the 1892
Karl May Karl Friedrich May ( , ; 25 February 1842 – 30 March 1912) was a German author. He is best known for his 19th century novels of fictitious travels and adventures, set in the American Old West with Winnetou and Old Shatterhand as main pro ...
novel ''Von Bagdad nach Stambul'' and is now considered to be
lost Lost may refer to getting lost, or to: Geography *Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland * Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US History *Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to have bee ...
. This film was followed by a sequel '' Caravan of Death'' (1920), which went on to adapt the latter part of the same Karl May novel (Bela Lugosi did co-star in the sequel, playing a shiek).


Plot

Kara ben Nemsi and his servant Halef Omar come across a group of Persians headed to Baghdad, led by Prince Hassan Ardžir-Mírza. The Persians are attacked by their enemies, the Kurds. Prince Hassan discovers there is a traitor among his people. Kara ben Nemsi offers to help guard the caravan on its journey to Baghdad.


Cast

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Carl de Vogt Carl de Vogt (14 September 1885 – 16 February 1970) was a German film actor who starred in four of Fritz Lang's early films. He attended the acting school in Cologne, Germany. Together with acting he was also active as a singer and recorded sev ...
as Kara Ben Nemsi / Abdul Malik *
Meinhart Maur Meinhart Maur ( hu, Grünbaum Menyhért, 18 August 1891 – 27 November 1964) was a Hungarian-German film actor. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1919 and 1954. He was born in Hajdúnánás, Hungary and died in London, England. Selec ...
as Hadschi Halef Omar / Saduk * Gustav Kirchberg as Prince Hassan Ardzir-Mirza / Hussein Mohammed *
Dora Gerson Dora Gerson (born Dorothea Gerson; 23 March 1899 – 14 February 1943) was a German cabaret singer and stage and motion picture actress of the silent film era who was murdered with her family at Auschwitz concentration camp. Life and career Born ...
as Dzana Ardschir Mirza *
Cläre Lotto Cläre Lotto (23 September 1893 – 23 August 1952) was a German film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 41 films between 1916 and 1933. She married German film actor Carl de Vogt, with whom she had a son with, Karl Franz de Vogt (born ...
as Benda Ardschir Mirza * Tronier Funder as Selim Aga * Erwin Baron as Omram / Jesid Abu Sufian * Beate Herwigh as Hafsa * Fred Berger as Obeidullah *
Anna von Palen Anna may refer to: People Surname and given name * Anna (name) Mononym * Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke * Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773) * Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century) * Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 122 ...
as Marah Durimeh * Curt Bry as Piano * Helga Hall *
Béla Lugosi Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó (; October 20, 1882 – August 16, 1956), known professionally as Bela Lugosi (; ), was a Hungarian and American actor best remembered for portraying Count Dracula in the 1931 horror classic ''Dracula'', Ygor in ''S ...
? (his appearance in the film is unconfirmed/ disputed)


See also

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Karl May film adaptations Karl May film adaptations are films based on stories and characters by German author Karl May (1842–1912). The characters Old Shatterhand, Winnetou, and Kara Ben Nemsi are very famous in Central Europe. In most of the film versions the novels we ...
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Béla Lugosi filmography Bela Lugosi (1882–1956), best known for the original screen portrayal of Bram Stoker's Dracula in 1931, was in many movies during the course of his 39-year film career. He appeared in films made in his native Hungary, Germany and New York befor ...


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External links

* 1920 films 1920 adventure films 1920 lost films German adventure films German silent feature films German black-and-white films Films of the Weimar Republic Films based on the Orient Cycle Films set in the 19th century Lost German films Lost adventure films Silent adventure films 1920s German films {{silent-adventure-film-stub