This Mad World (1930)
Parisot, a French spy in World War 1, returns home on a secret mission to visit his mother, and finds that Victoria, the wife of a German general, is billeted in the Parisot home while waiting to see her husband. Victoria discovers that Paul is a spy and, although fascinated by him, plans to reveal his identity to her husband. When the latter is unable to visit her, she attempts to go to the German army headquarters.
Director: William C. deMille
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Kay Johnson as Victoria |
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Basil Rathbone as Paul Parisot |
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Louise Dresser as Pauline Parisot - Paul's Mother |
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Louis Natheaux as Emile |
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Veda Buckland as Anna |
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Wilhelm von Brincken as Victoria's Husband - the German General |
| Writing | Clara Beranger | Scenario Writer |
| Sound | James Brock | Sound Engineer |
| Sound | Douglas Shearer | Sound Engineer |
| Writing | Clara Beranger | Writer |
| Editing | Anne Bauchens | Editor |
| Writing | Arthur Caesar | Scenario Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Adrian | Costume Design |
| Art | Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Directing | William C. deMille | Director |
| Writing | François de Curel | Theatre Play |
| Camera | Harold Rosson | Director of Photography |
| Camera | J. Peverell Marley | Director of Photography |