This Mad World
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William De Mille
Director
Kay Johnson
Victoria
Basil Rathbone
Paul
Louise Dresser
Pauline
Veda Buckland
Anna
Louis Natheaux
Émile
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Spy
Release Date
Apr
12,
1930
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Terre inhumaine, drame en trois actes by François Curel (Paris, 1923).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 10m
Sound
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5,446 or 6,100ft
(8 reels)
Synopsis
Paul, a French secret agent, impelled by a mission and a desire to visit his mother, Pauline, lands behind German lines in Alsace-Lorraine and makes his way to her inn. He is recognized by Victoria, the wife of a German general who is there to keep a rendezvous with her husband. Her attempt to have him arrested is circumvented by their mutual attraction, not daunted by the fact that Paul has caused the death of her nephew. Later, in anguish over his confession, she tries to bring about his arrest and finally commits suicide over having betrayed her lover. When the Germans investigate her death, Pauline disclaims any knowledge of her son's identity in order to carry out herself his mission. Paul is executed by a firing squad.
Director
William De Mille
Director
Cast
Kay Johnson
Victoria
Basil Rathbone
Paul
Louise Dresser
Pauline
Veda Buckland
Anna
Louis Natheaux
Émile
Crew
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Spy
Release Date
Apr
12,
1930
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Terre inhumaine, drame en trois actes by François Curel (Paris, 1923).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 10m
Sound
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5,446 or 6,100ft
(8 reels)
