Paul Leni

The Last Warning

A producer decides to reopen a theater, that had been closed five years previously when one of the a…

The Man Who Laughs

Gwynplaine, son of Lord Clancharlie, has a permanent smile carved on his face by the King, in reveng…

The Chinese Parrot

The plot is motivated by a pearl necklace, which has caused the death and/or ruination of all its ow…

The Cat and the Canary

Rich old Cyrus West's relatives are waiting for him to die so they can inherit. But he stipulates th…

Rebus-Film Nr. 1

An "extra" shown in two parts at the movie theater, before and after a feature: part one gives the c…

Rebus Film Nr. 3

Animation short film by Paul Leni.…

The Film in the Film

The only surviving excerpt of a documentary on film production in Weimar Germany, featuring the diff…

Waxworks

A poet is hired by the owner of a wax museum in a circus to write tales about Harun al Raschid, Ivan…

Die Verschwörung zu Genua