Synopsis
A modernist lady sculptor seeks a model for a statue to be put in front of a Berlin hospital, and finds him in the form of a London policeman-boxer. She’s also interested in having a child.Read More »
Hans Rehmann
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Henry Koster – Das Abenteuer der Thea Roland AKA The Adventure of Thea Roland (1932)
1931-1940ComedyGermanyHenry KosterSilent -
Robert Wiene – Panik in Chicago (1931)
1931-1940CrimeGermanyRobert WieneWeimar Republic cinema
Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene (Uli Jung, Walter Schatzberg), pp 166 ff.
linkPanik in Chicago was an enormous success in all major cities in Germany, as reported in the press. “The D.L.S. branches in Düsseldorf and Frankfurt a.M. had such record bookings for the film Panik in Chicago during the following two weeks that several new copies had to be distributed in these districts because the available subsidiary copies could not fulfill the demand for screenings. Other reports refer to the unusual popular acclaim the film enjoyed in Leipzig, Halle, Munich, and Stuttgart.Read More »