Die Pratermizzi (1926)

Plot Summary

Marie, a cashier at the Viennese Grottenbahn (Grave Railway) Zum Walfisch, and Baron Christian von B. fall in love, but the dancer Valette, who always wears a mask over her face, interferes in their relationship. Christian eventually follows Valette to Paris. When he tears the golden mask from her face, he is shocked to discover that Valette is disfigured by an illness. He returns to Vienna to die, but Marie is able to save him at the last moment. In this film, the ride through the Grottenbahn is associated with a journey into the inner self.

Full Cast & Characters

Nita Naldi

Valette - Tänzerin mit de Larve

Hedy Pfundmeyer

Double der Tänzerin

Anny Ondra

Pratermizzi

Hugo Thimig

Matthias Veitschberger

Igo Sym

Freiherr Christian von B.

Ferdinand Leopoldi

Adam Lorenz Stingl, Besitzer der Grottenbahn

Carl Goetz

Herr von Z.

Director & Crew

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