#karl ludwig diehl

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Films Watched in 2023:

11. Rasputin, Dämon der Frauen/Rasputin, Demon of the Women (1932) - Dir. Adolf Trotz

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Maria Schell-Karl Ludwig Diehl "Until we meet again" (Bis wir uns wiedersehn) 1952, de Gustav Ucicky.

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Stills from Rasputin: Dämon Der Frauen (Rasputin: Demon With Women), 1932.

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Ah, here's Peter Lorre from one of the films I just cannot find: Lorre as Klotz, Schuß im Morgengrauen (A Shot at Dawn), 1932.

**Plea: If you have a source for this film, let me know!**

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"Lorre appeared as a trigger-happy thug in UFA’s Schuss im Morgengrauen (A Shot at Dawn, 1932), based on The Woman and the Emerald by Harry Jenkins, a bullet-ridden crime drama centered around a jewel heist. Convinced he could do nothing with the 'underwritten' role, the actor suggested making his character a frustrated sex maniac.

"'He played it like that,' remembered Rudolf Katscher, who coauthored the screenplay. 'He followed every young female character from behind, with his hand and fingers outstretched to pinch her bottom. So when he started that gag, the audience knew what was coming and roared with laughter. In fact, he never got to "grips" with any unsuspecting bottom!'

"Critics credited producer-director Alfred Zeisler and his writers, Katscher and Otto and Egon Eis, for tightening the tension with humor and singled out the 'splendid acting' of the criminal types, including the 'horribly grotesque' Lorre, who made the most of his small part." - The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre

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I know this film is out there. I know Lorre really only had a small part in it. I want it anyway and its continual elusiveness is irksome. I think I see mentions of it on sites all in Spanish or Swedish or German, an actual film to view versus just a description or a photo, O wondrous moment! --but then, alas, I get a malware alert if I were to proceed.

Until that happy day, here are other photos from Schuss im Morgengrauen. Some of them are Getty, and perhaps you've seen them all already, but you won't mind, will you? 😁

(L-R) Peter Lorre, Karl Ludwig Diehl, director Alfred Zeisler, and Ery Bos, during filming.

(L-R) Director Alfred Zeisler, Guenter Grau, Peter Lorre, Fritz Odemar, and Theodor Loos, during filming.

(L-R) Theodor Loos, Fritz Odemar, Peter Lorre, Heinz Salfner.

(L-R) Fritz Odemar, Theodor Loos, Peter Lorre, and Ery Bos. Love how Lorre's eyes are almost glowing.

(L-R) Theodor Loos, Peter Lorre, Fritz Odemar, and Heinz Salfner.

(L-R) Fritz Odemar, Theodor Loos, Peter Lorre, and Ery Bos. Looks like Klotz is being stopped from coming to grips, there!

(L-R) Ery Bos, Theodor Loos, Fritz Odemar, and Peter Lorre.

(L-R) Fritz Odemar, Theodor Loos, Ery Bos, and Peter Lorre.

Ery Bos & Peter Lorre.

Our dear Klotz.

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On Secret Service is available on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital now

On Secret Service is available on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital now

1933 spy drama On Secret Service is available now on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital.

The film, virtually unseen since its original release, is a captivating romantic spy drama starring 1930s screen siren Greta Nissen, German actor Karl Ludwig Diehl and American matinée idol Don Alvarado.

Vienna, 1912. When an Austrian staff officer is implicated in treasonous espionage he goes on the run. Three years…

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Nr. 38, 23. September 1934

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