The Climax (1944)
Dr. Hohner, theatre physician at the Vienna Royal Theatre, murders his mistress, the star soprano when his jealousy drives him to the point of mad obsession. Ten years later, another young singer reminds Hohner of the late diva and his old mania kicks in. Hohner wants to prevent her from singing for anyone but him, even if it means silencing her forever.
Director:
George Waggner
Writers:
Curt Siodmak, Lynn Starling.
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Boris Karloff as Dr. Friedrich Hohner |
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Susanna Foster as Angela Klatt |
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Turhan Bey as Franz Munzer |
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Gale Sondergaard as Luise |
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Thomas Gomez as Count Seebruck |
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June Vincent as Marcellina |
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George Dolenz as Amato Roselli |
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Ludwig Stössel as Carl Baumann |
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Jane Farrar as Jarmila Vadek |
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Ernö Verebes as Brunn |
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Lotte Stein as Mama Hinzl |
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Scotty Beckett as The King |
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William Edmunds as Leon, Theatre Concierge |
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Maxwell Hayes as Count Romburg |
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Dorothy Lawrence as Miss Metzger |
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Bella Lewitzky as Dancer (Uncredited) |
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Jack Richardson as Musical Conductor (Uncredited) |
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Polly Bailey as Cleaning Woman (Uncredited) |
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Stuart Holmes as King's Consul (Uncredited) |
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Eddie Polo as Stagehand (Uncredited) |
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Paul Power as Reporter (Uncredited) |
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Ernie Adams as Man in Audience Next to Franz (Uncredited) |
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Gertrude Astor as Woman in Audience Behind Franz (Uncredited) |
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Grace Cunard as Backstage Maid (Uncredited) |
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William Desmond as Backstage Technician (Uncredited) |
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Francis Ford as Backstage Attendant (Uncredited) |
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Louis Payne as Audience Member (Uncredited) |
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Anne Cornwall as Audience Member (Uncredited) |
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Rudy Bowman as Audience Member (Uncredited) |
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William H. O'Brien as Audience Member (Uncredited) |
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Helen Gibson as Audience Member (Uncredited) |
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Maurice Costello as Audience Member (Uncredited) |
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Harry Mayo as Audience Member (Uncredited) |
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Richard Neill as Audience Member (Uncredited) |
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Eric Mayne as Audience Member (Uncredited) |
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Barry Regan as Audience Member (Uncredited) |
| Directing | George Waggner | Director |
| Writing | Edward Locke | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Curt Siodmak | Adaptation |
| Writing | Curt Siodmak | Screenplay |
| Writing | Lynn Starling | Screenplay |
| Production | George Waggner | Producer |
| Production | Joseph Gershenson | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Edward Ward | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | W. Howard Greene | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Hal Mohr | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Russell F. Schoengarth | Editor |
| Art | Alexander Golitzen | Art Direction |
| Art | John B. Goodman | Art Direction |
| Art | Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Art | Ira Webb | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vera West | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jack Pierce | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Charles S. Gould | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Bernard B. Brown | Sound Director |
| Sound | William R. Fox | Sound |
| Visual Effects | John P. Fulton | Visual Effects |
| Sound | Edward Ward | Music Director |
| Sound | Harold Zweifel | Orchestrator |
