Acting

Max Laurence

Born 1852-08-07 · Berlin, Germany

Friedrich Rudolf Max Laurence (5 August 1852 – 26 May 1926) was a German stage and film actor.

Acting credits

This film tells the story of Wendhorst, a man who is constantly striving to do his duty for his country. He protects Germany’s secrets but when his wife lets them slip, he abandons her and decides to continue to protect his country but this time on the battlefield. He is depicted as a hero battling enemy troops, but also demonstrates kindness and benevolence when he listens to the story of two prisoners. His benevolence is rewarded, as the prisoners turn out to be his wife and his son, whom he has never met. His newfound son decides to join him in battle but is killed fighting, and at the end of the film only Wendhorst comes home to his wife. Wendhorst and his son depict ideal German soldiers whose belief in the glory and good of their country never falters, even to the very end.

Deutsche Helden

1914

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Moderne Töchter

1919

7.0

Actress Dora marries journalist Gustav and lets down her art. She helps him in his political career but finally leaves him and commits suicide.

Dora Brandes

1916

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Der Cowboy

1918

8.0

Loni is a femme fatale who lives a depraved life with several lovers. She plunges her husband to ruin without any remorse. The film was banned shortly after the opening night.

Blonde Poison

1919

5.4

Egyptians Radu and Ma milk British tourists out of their money by offering phony tours of a mummy's tomb-- Radu has the girl lend her eyes to the "mummy" from inside an empty sarcophagus. When adventurer Wendland comes to visit the tomb, Ma is rescued and falls in love with him, leaving Radu in the dust. Needless to say, her former employer / captor follows them abroad in order to exact his revenge.

The Eyes of the Mummy

1918

5.3

Jean Coletti, a popular police detective, criticized for not using the press to help catch criminals, wages 100.000 marks that he can lose himself in Berlin for forty-eight hours without being caught.

Where Is Coletti?

1913

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8.0

Captain Bryde, who is a guest of young Percy, Duke of Glauburne, rescues the artist Maud and her bear Jimmy, the only survivors of a shipwreck. Maud and her bear find shelter in the Duke's castle, but immediately arouse the jealousy of Percy's girlfriend Ethel