Gaston finally succeeds as a dramatist and decides to leave his wife and child for another woman. When the child dies, the finger is pointed at him and he winds up as a destitute before all is revealed. This film is considered lost.
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Alfred Abel
Gaston, ein Schriftsteller
Known for
Metropolis
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
Grete Diercks
Jeanne
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Und dennoch kam das Glück
Rudolf Klein-Rhoden
Untersuchungsrichter
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Die Geschwister Barelli
Adamants letztes Rennen
Marga Köhler
Henriettes Mutter
Known for
The Doll
Karl Meinhardt
Adolph
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Mr. Wu
Quick
Asta Nielsen
Henriette Mauclerc
Known for
Joyless Street
Sophie Pagay
Mutter Kathrin
Also in
Carmen
The Son of the White Mountain
Frida Richard
Haushälterin
Known for
Faust
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
Heinz Stieda
Der Abbé
Also in
Hamlet
Der Leidensweg der Inge Krafft
Ernst Lubitsch Director · Hanns Kräly Writer August Strindberg Writer
First release August 1, 1919 · Produced in Germany · Original title Rausch
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Argus-Film GmbH
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Germany
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Original title
Rausch
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Germany · August 1, 1919
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No release date listed for United States.
Denmark
September 23, 1919 · Theatrical
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