Waxworks (1924)
A poet is hired by the owner of a wax museum in a circus to write tales about Harun al Raschid, Ivan the Terrible and Jack the Ripper. While writing, the poet and the daughter of the owner, Eva, fantasize the fantastic stories and fall in love for each other.
Directors: Leo Birinski, Paul Leni.
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Emil Jannings as Harun al Raschid |
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Conrad Veidt as Ivan the Terrible |
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William Dieterle as The Poet / Assad the Baker / Russian Prince |
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Werner Krauss as Jack the Ripper / Spring-Heeled Jack |
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Olga Belajeff as Eva-Maimune-Eine Bojarin |
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John Gottowt as Owner of the Waxworks |
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Georg John as Owner of the Panoptikums |
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Ernst Legal as Poison-Maker of the Czar |
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Paul Biensfeldt as Grand Vizier |
| Sound | Richard Siedhoff | Music |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ernst Stern | Costume Design |
| Directing | Leo Birinski | Director |
| Editing | Leo Birinski | Editor |
| Writing | Henrik Galeen | Writer |
| Production | Alexander Kwartiroff | Producer |
| Directing | Paul Leni | Director |
| Art | Paul Leni | Art Direction |
| Art | Fritz Maurischat | Assistant Art Director |
| Production | Artur Kiekebusch-Brenken | Production Manager |
| Production | Leo Birinski | Producer |
| Directing | William Dieterle | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Hans Lechner | Still Photographer |
| Art | Paul Dannenberg | Props |
| Art | Alfred Junge | Assistant Art Director |
| Camera | Helmar Lerski | Director of Photography |
