Gold (1934)

Director:

Karl Hartl

Writer:

Rolf E. Vanloo

Stars:

Hans Albers, Friedrich Kayßler, Brigitte Helm

Cast

Credited cast:
Hans Albers	...	Werner Holk
Friedrich Kayßler	...	Prof. Achenbach
Brigitte Helm	...	Florence Wills
Michael Bohnen	...	John Wills
Ernst Karchow	...	Willi Luders, alias Charlie Jenkins
Lien Deyers	...	Margit Moller
Eberhard Leithoff	...	Harris, a technician
Rudolf Platte	...	Schwarz
Walter Steinbeck	...	Braun
Heinz Wemper	...	Vesitsch
Hansjoachim Büttner	...	Becker, the murderer
Erich Haußmann	...	Secretary
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rainer Litten

Storyline

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Genres:

Crime | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

21 October 1934 (USA)

Also Known As:

Oro

Filming Locations:

Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universum Film (UFA)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Alternate-language version of L'or (1934)

User Reviews

Amazing early sci-fi movie!

This little known movie is one of the best sci-fi movies made in the 1930's. Hans Albers is well cast as the lead. The female lead also is well chosen. Brigitte Helm (METROPOLIS), here in one of her last screen-roles, plays the femme fatale. The film tells the story of two scientist, who have discovered a way to make gold from lead. It"s achieved by using radioactivity. The experiment gets sabotaged by an unscrupulous tycoon, who likes to cash in on this discovery. One of the scientists (Friedrich Kayssler) dies when the lab explodes, the other one (Hans Albers), after recovering from his injuries, tries to find the saboteur. He very soon gets hired by the very person, and he pretends to play along with the tycoon's (Michael Bohnen) plans. The tycoon's daughter (Brigitte Helm) helps the hero, and of course, there will be a happy ending. The sets are breathtaking (for its time) and look very real- so real in fact, that during WWII the Americans confiscated a copy of this movie to find out how advanced the Germans use of radioactivity really was. For fans of this genre, this is a must.