

Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
Genres
Overview
Dr. Mabuse and his organization of criminals are in the process of completing their latest scheme, a theft of information that will allow Mabuse to make huge profits on the stock exchange. Afterwards, Mabuse disguises himself and attends the Folies Bergères show, where Cara Carozza, the main attraction of the show, passes him information on Mabuse's next intended victim, the young millionaire Edgar Hull. Mabuse then uses psychic manipulation to lure Hull into a card game where he loses heavily. When Police Commissioner von Wenk begins an investigation of this mysterious crime spree, he has little to go on, and he needs to find someone who can help him.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
271 min
Release Date
1922-04-27
Status
Released
Original Language
German
Vote Count
195
Vote Average
7.659
Rudolf Klein-Rogge
Dr. Mabuse
Aud Egede-Nissen
Cara Carozza
Gertrude Welcker
Countess Dusy Told
Alfred Abel
Count Told
Bernhard Goetzke
Prosecutor von Wenk
Paul Richter
Edgar Hull
Robert Forster-Larrinaga
Spoerri
Hans Adalbert Schlettow
Georg
Georg John
Pesch
Károly Huszár
Hawasch
Grete Berger
Fine, a servant
Julius Falkenstein
Karsten
Lydia Potechina
The Russian
Julius E. Herrmann
Emil Schramm
Julietta Brandt
Max Adalbert
(uncredited)
Anita Berber
Dancer in tailcoat (uncredited)
Paul Biensfeldt
Man who gets the gun (uncredited)
Gustav Botz
(uncredited)
Lil Dagover
(uncredited)
Heinrich Gotho
(uncredited)
Leonhard Haskel
(uncredited)
Erner Huebsch
(uncredited)
Gottfried Huppertz
(uncredited)
Hans Junkermann
(uncredited)
Adolf Klein
(uncredited)
Erich Pabst
(uncredited)
Edgar Pauly
Big Spectator (uncredited)
Karl Platen
Tolds' servant (uncredited)
Auguste Prasch-Grevenberg
(uncredited)
Adele Sandrock
(uncredited)
Willy Schmidt-Gentner
(uncredited)
Hans Sternberg
(uncredited)
Olaf Storm
(uncredited)
Oscar Stribolt
Enthusiastic Volunteer at Magic Show (uncredited)
Erich Walter
(uncredited)
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