Salto Mortale (1931) Directed by Ewald André Dupont
Drama
aka: Trapeze
Film Synopsis
Marina and Jim have a successful trapeze act but, one day, they have an
accident and Jim is badly injured. Through pity, Marina
decides to marry Jim, but it is Robby, the man who replaces Jim in her
act, that she really loves. When he discovers the truth, Jim
makes up his mind to kill his rival, but cannot bring himself to do it.
Script: Rudolph Cartier, Egon Eis, Alfred Machard (novel),
Carl Zuckmayer (dialogue)
Cinematographer: Friedl Behn-Grund, Akos Farkas
Music: Paul Dessau, Artur Guttmann, Walter Jurmann
Cast: Anna Sten (Marina),
Anton Walbrook (Robby),
Reinhold Bernt (Jim),
Otto Wallburg (Pressechef),
Kurt Gerron (Grimby),
Grethe Weiser (Robbys Freundin)
Country: France / Germany
Language: German
Support: Black and White
Runtime: 95 min
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