Dr. Mabuse, a criminal mastermind and master of disguise, uses hypnotism and mind control to carry out his nefarious plans, including counterfeiting money, gambling dens, and train robberies. As the state prosecutor and a psychoanalyst try to stop him, they uncover a web of deception, illegal gambling, and underground activities in a corrupt society.
Doctor Mabuse is a criminal mastermind, doctor of psychology, and master of disguise, armed with the powers of hypnosis and mind control, who oversees the counterfeiting and gambling rackets of the Berlin underworld. He visits gambling dens by night under various guises and aliases, using the power of suggestion to win at cards and finance his plans.
As the police intensify their bemusing search on Doctor Mabuse's notorious band of gangsters, the deceptive, elusive hypnotist Mabuse simultaneously begins to close in on himself.
A triangle drama involving a female circus owner's favor has consequences. Paula Busch, the grande dame of German circus, depicts a story from the world of artists, tents and wagons. Deutsche Kinemathek holds a 35 mm print of the film.
Operette-like oriental fantasy about a forbidden love between en english boy and a chinese girl.
The landlords Schwertdorn and Unruh are enemies. The children of the two parties, Joachim Schwertdorn and Lisa Unruh, love each other, but the enmity of their harsh fathers prevents their marriage.
An alien from the planet Algol gives a man a device that creates enough energy to power the entire world.
Hinrich, the son of a feudal German landowner, falls in love with the beautiful daughter of one of his father's serfs despite opposition from both families. But when he actually offers marriage to her, this is going too far. The return of his brother Detlev, with an unscrupulous aristocratic bride of his own and a rival claim to their father's estates, proves to be the trigger for tragedy.
Cheston, a millionaire, is looking after Maud, a beautiful woman from the 'demimonde'. Her brother, Brilburn, forces her to ask her rich admirer for an expensive piece of jewelry. Cheston buys a precious pearl necklace.
"The House of Pillory" - a place where the enemy women captured during wartime were imprisoned so that the people could exploit them as they wished.
A traumatized man returning home from war discovers that his wife has slipped into the underclass.
Adaptation of Goethe's historical play "Götz von Berlichingen and the Iron Hand", set in the Holy Roman Empire.
Andreas Rellnow decides to leave his troubled parents and pursue an artistic career. As a violin virtuoso, he quickly became popular and a first-class heart-breaker.