''The Man Without Nerves'' (German: ''Der Mann ohne Nerven'') is a 1924

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silent

crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...

directed by

Harry Piel Heinrich Piel (12 July 1892 – 27 March 1963), known professionally as Harry Piel, was a prolific German actor, film director, screenwriter, and film producer who was involved in over 150 films. Piel became a director in 1912, turning out such ...

, assisted by Gérard Bourgeois and starring Piel,

Dary Holm Dary Holm (born Anna Maria Dorothea Meyer; 16 April 1897 – 29 August 1960) was a German actress. She married film star Harry Piel in 1927. Holm starred alongside Piel in several films, such as ''Johnny Steals Europe'' (1932).Grange p.389 Select ...

and

Albert Paulig Albert Paulig (14 January 1873 – 19 March 1933) was a German film actor who was popular during the silent era. Paulig made his first film in 1914. The following year he appeared in one of Ernst Lubitsch's first directorial attempts, '' A Trip on ...

. It was shot at the

EFA Studios The EFA Studios or Halensee Studios were film studios located in the Berlin suburb of Halensee. They were a prominent centre of film production in the Silent film, silent and early sound era. Constructed in 1919 after the First World War, they wer ...

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. It premiered in

on 5 December 1924.Grange p.184

Cast

as Der Mann ohne Nerven *

as Aud Egede Christensen *

as Henry Ricold * Marguerite Madys as Yvette *

Paul Guidé Paul Guidé (March 18, 1884 – October 16, 1940) was a French film actor of the silent era. Guidé appeared in more than sixty films before 1930 including ''La dame de Monsoreau'' (1913) in which he played Henry III of France Henry III (french ...

as Hector Marcel *

Denise Legeay Denise Augusta Marguerite Legeay (22 January 1898 – 27 May 1968) was a French film actress whose popularity peaked during the silent film era of the 1920s. Legeay made her film debut at age 23 in the 1921 Henry Houry directed film ''L’ ...

as Lizzie *

José Davert José Davert (1874–1934) was a French film actor.Goble p.143 Selected filmography * '' The House of Mystery'' (1923) * ''The Man Without Nerves'' (1924) * ''Adventure on the Night Express'' (1925) * ''The Phantom of the Moulin Rouge'' (1925) * ...

as Jack Brown *

Hermann Picha Hermann Picha (20 March 1865 – 7 June 1936) was a German stage and film actor. Picha was extremely prolific, appearing in over 300 short and feature films during the silent and early sound eras. Picha played a mixture of lead and supporting r ...

as Der Notar des Herzogs

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1924 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films German crime films 1924 crime films Films directed by Harry Piel German black-and-white films Bavaria Film films 1920s German films Films shot at Halensee Studios 1920s German-language films {{1920s-crime-film-stub