#der general

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Conrad Veidt and Olga Tschechowa in Der General/Die Nacht der Entscheidung (1931), dir. Dimitri Buchowetzki

[bad-philosoph]

Wie kommen wir aus dem Labyrinth des Leidens wieder heraus? – A.Y.

Eine wie Alaska - John Green

[filmforfancy]

Der General/Die Nacht der Entscheidung (1931) dir. Dimitri Buchowetzki.

[aikainkauna]

From Modern Screen magazine, July 1931.

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Publicity portrait of Conrad Veidt in Die Nacht der Entscheidung/Der General (1931), dir. Dimitri Buchowetzki

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Conrad Veidt and Olga Tschechowa in Der General/Die Nacht der Entscheidung/Night of Fate/The Virtuous Sin/whatever (1931), dir. Dimitri Buchowetzki

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Yesterday, I watched Louis J. Gasnier and George Cukor's The Virtuous Sin, which is a pretty serviceable romdramedy (romantic comedy-drama, which a subject matter that should not work, yet somehow kinda does). Victor's actor is destroying the ever-loving-fuck out of the scenery with his mashers, though. He's the worst part.

Anyway, the reason I watched it was, essentially, very shallow. Paramount had a German version made. And in the role of General Platoff, we have Conrad Veidt. And I want it so bad.

I want to see him go from "Ironface" (Eisengesicht?)

To whatever this is

I want to see him hold a coat to the air and throw documents at people and play with and throw around a riding crop (yes, I know Kaiserin exists but you know he would do it completely different here). I want to hear him say those lines! I want to see him on the seesaw! The seesaw! And that uniform...

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Conrad Veidt and Olga Tschechowa in Der General/Die Nacht der Entscheidung (1931), dir. Dimitri Buchowetzki

​​​​​via ANNO Historische Zeitungen und Zeitschriften