Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler (1922)






Police detective Norbert Von Wenk (Bernhard Goetzke) sets out to stop the mad genius Dr. Mabuse (Rudolf Klein-Rogge) from taking control of Berlin. Mabuse’s latest victim is the young millionaire Edgar Hull (Paul Richter) whom Mabuse has hypnotized into losing heavily in a card game.


Vintage magazines

Mon Ciné 116 1924

Books with substantial mentioning of Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler

Hans Helmut Prinzler
Licht und Schatten, Die grossen Stumm- und Tonfilme der Weimarer Republik
München; Berlin, 2012

Laurence Kardish
Weimar cinema, 1919-1933, Daydreams and nightmares
New York, NY, 2010

David Thomson
Have you seen?, A personal introduction to 1,000 films
New York, 2008

Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (eds.)
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 1. Films
Detroit/New York/San Francisco/London/Boston/Woodbridge, CT, 2000

Tom Gunning
The films of Fritz Lang, Allegories of vision and modernity
London, 2000

Günther Dahlke
Deutsche Spielfilme von dem Anfängen bis 1933, Ein Filmführer
Berlin, 1988

William K. Everson
Klassiker des Horrorfilms
München, 1982

William K. Everson
Classics of the Horror Film, From the days of the Silent Screen to The Exorcist
Secaucus, NJ, 1974

Books with an entry on Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler

Ken Wlaschin
Silent mystery and detective movies, A comprehensive filmography
Jefferson, N.C., 2009

Reviews

Nick Bradshaw, The devil on his shoulder, in: Sight & Sound, nr. 1 (January), 2010 pp. 84 (DVD review)