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The Black Ball; or, Vengeance Bequeathed

Original title: Die schwarze Kugel oder Die geheimnisvollen Schwestern
  • 1913
  • 39m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
108
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The Black Ball; or, Vengeance Bequeathed (1913)
ShortDrama

Their eyes heavy with grief, Edith and Violet, dancers, return from the funeral of their sister, Grace. They find a letter marked, "To be opened after my burial," which encloses a photograph... Read allTheir eyes heavy with grief, Edith and Violet, dancers, return from the funeral of their sister, Grace. They find a letter marked, "To be opened after my burial," which encloses a photograph. This, the dead sister identifies as the man who has wronged her and through his falsenes... Read allTheir eyes heavy with grief, Edith and Violet, dancers, return from the funeral of their sister, Grace. They find a letter marked, "To be opened after my burial," which encloses a photograph. This, the dead sister identifies as the man who has wronged her and through his falseness has brought her to her death. Her request is that her sisters seek him out and avenge he... Read all

  • Director
    • Franz Hofer
  • Writer
    • Franz Hofer
  • Stars
    • Paul Meffert
    • Mia Cordes
    • Manny Ziener
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    108
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    • Director
      • Franz Hofer
    • Writer
      • Franz Hofer
    • Stars
      • Paul Meffert
      • Mia Cordes
      • Manny Ziener
    • 3User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Paul Meffert
    • Vicomte Giron
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    Mia Cordes
    • Edith - die geheimnisvolle Schwester
    • (as Frl. Cordes)
    Manny Ziener
    Manny Ziener
    • Violetta - die geheimnisvolle Schwester
    • (as Frau Ziener)
    Ernst Pittschau
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    • Director
      • Franz Hofer
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      • Franz Hofer
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    4/10
    No, Not That Sort Of Ball
    Mia Cordes and Manny Ziener return from their sister's funeral to find a letter from the deceased. She took her life after having been betrayed by a man. Swearing to remain single and vengeance, they don domino masks and take up a juggling act. Viscount Paul Meffert spies on them in their dressing room and decides to have fraulein Ziener. Little does anyone know he is the man who seduced and abandoned the dead sister!

    This early German feature -- only 39 minutes -- is from the pen and direction of Franz Hofer, and there must be a lot of cultural assumptions in this one that I don't get, as it makes little sense as I saw it. The atonal score didn't help much.
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    • Release date
      • December 1913 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Languages
      • None
      • German
    • Also known as
      • A fekete golyó, avagy a titokzatos nővérek
    • Filming locations
      • Luna-Film-Atelier, Berlin, Germany(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Luna-Film
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    • Runtime
      39 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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