Good and Evil (film)

Good and Evil
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Directed byMichael Curtiz
Written byIván Siklósi
Produced bySascha-Film
StarringLucy Doraine
Alfons Fryland
CinematographyGustav Ucicky
Release date
  • 4 February 1921 (1921-02-04)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryAustria
LanguageSilent

Good and Evil (German: Herzogin Satanella) (Satan's Memoirs) is a 1921 Austrian silent film directed by Mihály Kertész. The screenplay was written by Iván Siklósi.[1]

Plot summary

As the film does not exist in its entirety (only 1,138 m of the original 2,350 m is still in existence), the plot cannot be described in its entirety. The femme fatale character of many faces, played by Lucy Doraine, entrances an escaped prisoner (Alphons Fryland). The former prisoner decides to leave her after dreaming of being with an American woman.[2]

Cast

  • Lucy Doraine as Duchess Leda Orlonia/Marquise Rochefou/ unnamed Geisha.[2]
  • Alfons Fryland as The Prisoner/Count Guido.
  • Ralph Ostermann as The Stranger.
  • Magda Nagy as Bessie.
  • Anton Tiller as Mario Barbarini/Cavalcanti.

References

  1. ^ "Herzogin Satanella". February 4, 1921 – via IMDb.
  2. ^ a b "CHERCHEZ LA FEMME | Il Cinema Ritrovato Festival".