The Eternal Mask
1935 · Movie · 74 min. · Austria
Mathias Weimann plays an idealistic doctor who believes he has discovered a cure for meningitis. Ordered not to experiment with this serum, Weimann does so anyway, utilizing the supposed wonder drug on a terminal patient. When the man dies, Weimann is reprimanded by his superiors, and wanders out of the hospital, believing himself a failure.
Direction Werner Hochbaum
Cast Peter Petersen · Mathias Wiedman · Franz Schafheitlin · Tom Kraa · Thekla Ahrens · Olga Tschechowa · Karl Skraup
Soundtrack Anton Profes
Screenplay Werner Hochbaum · Leo Lapaire
Cinematography Oskar Schnirch
Original title Die ewige Maske
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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