The House of Dora Green

The House of Dora Green
The House of Dora Green
Directed by	Henrik Galeen
Written by	Bobby E. Lüthge;
Based on	Diplomatische Unterwelt by Hans Rudolf Berndorff
Starring	Mady Christians; Paul Hartmann; Leonard Steckel; Alfred Abel;
Cinematography	Bruno Mondi
Edited by	Martha Dübber
Music by	Franz Grothe
Production; company	Tonfilm-Produktion
Distributed by	National-Film
Release date	22 February 1933;
Running time	78 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

The House of Dora Green (German: Salon Dora Green) is a 1933 German thriller film directed by Henrik Galeen and starring Mady Christians, Paul Hartmann, and Leonard Steckel. It was based on the novel Diplomatische Unterwelt by Hans Rudolf Berndorff. It was the final German film made by Galeen, before being forced into exile following the Nazi Party's takeover of power.^[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Gustav A. Knauer. In 1937 it was released in the United States.

Synopsis

Foreign spies wishing to steal a technological breakthrough enlist the unwitting assistance of a cabaret singer, Dora Green. After she discovers their true intentions, she helps the authorities thwart their scheme.

Cast

Mady Christians as Dora Green
Paul Hartmann as Frank Gebhard
Leonard Steckel as Sucharow
Alfred Abel as Iwan Keller
Betty Bird as Ellen Brinkmann
Fritz Alberti as Kapitän Brinkman
Anita Mey as Lola
John Mylong as Pilarsky
Fritz Odemar as Dimitri
Gustav Püttjer as Adler
Willi Schur as Gregor
Walter Steinbeck as Der Kommissar
Erwin van Roy as Der Conferencier
Kurt Vespermann as Thomas

References

^ Bock & Bergfelder p. 146

Bibliography

Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.
Waldman, Harry (2008). Nazi Films in America, 1933–1942. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3861-7.