The pagoda
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The pagoda |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1917 |
| length | 82 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Ernst Reicher |
| production | Ernst Reicher |
| camera | Hans Bloch |
| occupation | |
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The Pagoda is a German detective film from 1917 in the Stuart Webbs film series .
action
Dr. Remus is a smart tinkerer and has just completed his latest invention. His friend, master detective Stuart Webbs, is supposed to help him present his plans to the Naval Commission. But other forces are also after Remus' plans. Before he can explain these to government decision-makers, they are stolen. The examination must therefore be postponed.
Behind the theft, the resourceful detective found out within three days, was the mysterious Dr. Tomari. This Japanese chemist and competitor of Dr. Remus proves to be a clever fox and doesn't allow the Remus documents to be stolen from him so easily. Eventually Webbs can get the records back before they get into enemy hands.
Production notes
The Pagoda is the 16th film in this series and had a length of five acts at 1,684 meters, which corresponds to a playing time of 80 minutes. The world premiere took place in September 1917 in Berlin Marble House , on September 21, 1917 it was shown for the first time in Austria-Hungary (Vienna).
The original title was The Yellow Monkey . Manfred Noa designed the film structures .
criticism
"... a very interesting, exciting film."
In Paimann's film lists you can read: “Material, game, photos and scenery are excellent. (The best Stuart Webb film.). "
Web links
- The Pagoda in the Internet Movie Database - incorrectly dated and incorrectly directed
- The pagoda at filmportal.de - incorrectly dated
- The Pagoda at The German Early Cinema Database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Film length calculator
- ↑ Neue Kino-Rundschau from September 15, 1917. P. 71
- ↑ The Pagoda in Paimann's film lists ( memento of the original from March 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
