Abend - Nacht - Morgen (1920)

Director:

F.W. Murnau

Writer:

Rudolf Schneider

Stars:

Bruno Ziener, Gertrude Welcker, Conrad Veidt

Cast

Cast overview:
Bruno Ziener	...	Cheston, Maud's lover
Gertrude Welcker	...	Maud
Conrad Veidt	...	Brilburn, Maud's brother
Carl von Balla	...	Prince, a gambler
Otto Gebühr	...	Ward, a detective

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

lost film

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

24 September 1920 (Germany)

Also Known As:

L'émeraude fatale

Filming Locations:

Lixie-Atelier, Weißensee, Berlin, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Decla-Bioscop AG, Helios Film

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.

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Connections

Referenced in Die Sprache der Schatten - Murnau: Die frühen Jahre und Nosferatu (2007)

User Reviews

Murnau's Seventh film is among the lost: synopsis follows.

Maud, a demi-monde is kept by Chester, a millionaire. Brilburn, her brother, is a ne'er-do-well who bums money from his sister. He influences his sister to have Chester buy her an expensive pearl necklace, so he can steal it. Prince, a friend of Chester, is a gambler and down on his luck. He sneaks into the house to steal the pearls and in doing so, attacks and believes he has killed Chester. Brilburn attempts the theft shortly after, finding Chester, and runs, horrified, from the scene, but leaving behind identifying evidence. The police track down both men, Chester is revived, and the truth as well as the stolen pearls come eventually to light.

This is one of the LOST films - no negative or positive materials are known to exist.

Above gleaned from Lotte Eisner's biography of Murnau.