The Hour of Temptation

1936 1h 15m DE

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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Irene is unhappy because her lawyer husband Dr. Leuttern never has time for her. Womanizer Mac Norris slyly benefits from her depression and lures her to his apartment. As she struggles to fend him off a shot is fired and Mac collapses.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Gustav Fröhlich
Rechtsanwalt Dr. Leuttern
Lída Baarová
Irene
Theodor Loos
Geheimrat Rüdiger
Rudolf Klein-Rogge
Kriminalrat Brandt
Harald Paulsen
MacNorris
Elisabeth Wendt
Alice
Walter Gross
Billy Miller
Josefine Dora
Garderobenfrau

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Paul Wegener
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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RUNTIME

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Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 5

ERA

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90 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 5

CAST

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Gustav Fröhlich and Lída Baarová and Theodor Loos carry the top of the cast.

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4 / 5

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0028322 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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5 / 5

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Paul Wegener directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
290 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Gustav Fröhlich and Lída Baarová and Theodor Loos carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt0028322 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.