Our leading men are Austrian-German actors Fritz Kortner (the husband) and Alexander Granach (the shadow player). #Horror #SilentFilm fan will recognize Granach from his earlier role as Renfield in “Nosferatu” (1922) & Kortner from his role as the bad guy in “Orlac's Hände”
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Our leading lady is Polish-German multi-hyphenate actress Ruth Weyher (she had also studied painting and opera) who made about 60 films during her 10yr film career that ended after only appearing in 2 early Talkies. Like many actresses she retired from performing after getting married.
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Now our feature presentation: “Schatten: Eine Nächtliche Halluzination” AKA “Shadows: A Nocturnal Hallucination” AKA “Warning Shadows” (1923) (https://youtu.be/ki3GrUkL26g?si=828p0gxHgRHsmY0d) a German expressionist #horror #SilentFilm directed & by German-American filmmaker Arthur Robison
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