Waxworks (1924) 1/9

Directed by: Paul Leni & Leo Birinski

Emil Jannings - Harun al-Rashid, Caliph of Baghdad
Conrad Veidt - Ivan the Terrible
Werner Krauss - Jack the Ripper/Spring-heeled Jack
William Dieterle - The Poet

The owner of a waxworks ask a young writer to create a back story for three of the museums most popular attractions: the wax figures of an exuberant late 8th century Persian caliph, Harun al-Rashid, the tyrannical Russian Tzar Ivan the Terrible, and Victorian legend, Spring-heeled Jack (also referred to, confusingly, as Jack the Ripper in the film, although the two are not one and the same).

An intriguing example of German Expressionism.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• silent
• film
• movie
• waxworks
• emil
• janning
• conrad
• veidt
• paul
• leni

[alineevora]

Conrad Veidt 4eveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrr­rrrrrrrrr!

[bluegrasslass]

Look at that cast list ... I think I'm going to pass out!! We don't have talent like this anymore :(

[joeblowthehot]

@joeblowthehot Oh I agree ..TOTALLY..I just saw `the Man who Laughs`` he is just incredible!!!

[freddy3911]

@joeblowthehot Conrad Veidt was thought of at one point for the role of Dracula. He would have been better than Lugosi. Conrad was the guy who inspired The Joker for crying out loud. He deserves to be more famous.

[joeblowthehot]

I heard that Conrad was one of the BEST female impersonators at that time in Germany..pretty cool eh!!

[oranteman]

Excellent set designs and piano accompaniment. I guess love always wins out.

Doug

[injamaven]

Veidt was so handsome, and not appreciated enuf.

[injamaven]

I'm with you. He was so attractive, &

amazing.

[CaliTrisha]

The film is great - and I really like the score.

[TheBookWorm1718]

@FrauAnastazia Oh...I definitely agree, I just loved him in The Man Who Laughs.

[TheBookWorm1718]

@FrauAnastazia He's so what?

[thearabsword1]

what is this about ? ? ? ? ? ?