''Torments of the Night'' (German: ''Qualen der Nacht'') is a 1926 German
silent drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Curtis Bernhardt
Curtis Bernhardt (15 April 1899 – 22 February 1981) was a Jewish film director born in Worms, Germany, under the name Kurt Bernhardt.
He trained as an actor in Germany, and performed on the stage, before starting as a film director in 1924, wi ...
and starring
Claire Rommer
Claire Rommer (born Klara Romberger; 7 December 1904 – 19 August 1996) was a German stage and film actress.
Selected filmography
* '' The Queen of Whitechapel '' (1922)
* '' The Anthem of Love'' (1922)
* '' Der Herzog von Aleria'' (1923)
* ...
,
Ernö Verebes and
William Dieterle
William Dieterle (July 15, 1893 – December 9, 1972) was a German-born actor and film director who emigrated to the United States in 1930 to leave a worsening political situation. He worked in Hollywood primarily as a director for much of his ...
.
[Bock & Bergfelder p.41] It was distributed by the German subsidiary of the American company
Fox Film
The Fox Film Corporation (also known as Fox Studios) was an American Independent film production studio formed by William Fox (1879–1952) in 1915, by combining his earlier Greater New York Film Rental Company and Box Office Attractions Film C ...
.
Cast
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Claire Rommer
Claire Rommer (born Klara Romberger; 7 December 1904 – 19 August 1996) was a German stage and film actress.
Selected filmography
* '' The Queen of Whitechapel '' (1922)
* '' The Anthem of Love'' (1922)
* '' Der Herzog von Aleria'' (1923)
* ...
as Minnie Hinrichsen
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Ernö Verebes as Kurt Elversam
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William Dieterle
William Dieterle (July 15, 1893 – December 9, 1972) was a German-born actor and film director who emigrated to the United States in 1930 to leave a worsening political situation. He worked in Hollywood primarily as a director for much of his ...
as Jap Geel
*
Fritz Rasp
Fritz Heinrich Rasp (13 May 1891 – 30 November 1976) was a German film actor who appeared in more than 100 films between 1916 and 1976. His obituary in '' Der Spiegel'' described Rasp as "the German film villain in service, for over 60 years." ...
as Kellner
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Alexander Granach
Alexander Granach (April 18, 1890 – March 14, 1945) was a German-Austrian actor in the 1920s and 1930s who emigrated to the United States in 1938.
Life and career
Granach was born Schaje Granoch in Werbowitz (Wierzbowce/Werbiwci) (Austri ...
as Murphy
*
Margarete Kupfer
Margarete Kupfer (born Margarete Kupferschmid; 10 April 1881 – 11 May 1953) was a German actress.
Partial filmography
* '' The Canned Bride'' (1915)
* '' Frau Eva'' (1916)
* ''The Queen's Secretary'' (1916)
* '' When Four Do the Same'' (1917) ...
*
Hermann Vallentin
Hermann Vallentin (24 May 1872 – 18 September 1945) was a German actor.
Biography
Hermann Vallentin was born in Berlin in 1872. He was the son of a Jewish timber merchant and factory owner, Felix Vallentin. He was the older brother of actress ...
References
Bibliography
* Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. ''The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books.
External links
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1926 films
Films of the Weimar Republic
German silent feature films
Films directed by Curtis Bernhardt
German black-and-white films
German drama films
1926 drama films
Silent drama films
1920s German films
Fox Film films
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