The Great Unknown (1927 film)

The Great Unknown
Directed by	Manfred Noa
Written by	Edgar Wallace (novel) Herbert Juttke Georg C. Klaren
Starring	Jack Trevor Arthur Kraußneck Andrée Lafayette
Music by	Hans May
Cinematography	Franz Planer
Production company	Noa-Film
Distributed by	Bavaria Film
Release dates	17 November 1927
Country	Germany
Language	Silent German intertitles

The Great Unknown (German:Der große Unbekannte) is a 1927 German silent crime film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Jack Trevor, Arthur Kraußneck and Andrée Lafayette. It is based on a novel by Edgar Wallace.^[1]

The film's sets were designed by the art director Karl Machus.

Cast

Jack Trevor as Major Paul Roy Amery
Arthur Kraußneck as Maurice Tarn
Andrée Lafayette as Else Marlowe, Tarns Mündel
Eugen Neufeld as Inspektor Wille von Scotland Yard
Ernst Reicher as Polizeikommissar Bickerson
Evi Eva as Jessie Damm
Nien Soen Ling as Feng Ho
John Loder as Dr. Ralf Hallam
Kurt Gerron as Bankier Tupperwill
Sig Arno as Mauropolus
Hugo Werner-Kahle as Mr. Damm, Jessies Vater
Ruth Weyher

References

↑ Bergfelder p.144

Bibliography

Bergfelder, Tim. International Adventures: German Popular Cinema and European Co-Productions in the 1960s. Berghahn Books, 2005.

External links

The Great Unknown at the Internet Movie Database

Edgar Wallace

Novels

The Four Just Men (1905)
Kate Plus Ten (1919)
The Crimson Circle (1922)
The Valley of Ghosts (1922)
The Clue of the New Pin (1923)
The Dark Eyes of London (1924)
The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder (1925)
The Terrible People (1926)
The Big Foot (1927)
The Forger (1927)
The Calendar (1930)
The Guv'nor and Other Short Stories (1932)

Plays

The Man Who Changed His Name (1928)

Screenplays

Adaptations

J. G. Reeder	Mr. Reeder in Room 13 (1938) The Mind of Mr. Reeder (1939) The Missing People (1940)

The Four Just Men	The Four Just Men (1921 film) The Four Just Men (1939 film) The Four Just Men (1959 TV series)

Edgar Wallace Mysteries	Urge to Kill The Clue of the New Pin Never Back Losers The Sinister Man Solo for Sparrow We Shall See

Rialto Films	Der Frosch mit der Maske (1959) Der rote Kreis (1960) The Terrible People (1960) The Dead Eyes of London (1961) The Devil's Daffodil (1961) The Forger of London (1961) The Green Archer (1961) The Strange Countess (1961) The Puzzle of the Red Orchid (1962) The Door with Seven Locks (1962) The Inn on the River (1962) The Squeaker (1963) The Black Abbot (1963) The Indian Scarf (1963) The Curse of the Hidden Vault (1964) Der Hexer (1964) The Traitor's Gate (1964) Neues vom Hexer (1965) The Trygon Factor (1966) Im Banne des Unheimlichen (1968)

Other	The Man Who Bought London (1916) The Green Terror (1919) Pallard the Punter (1919) The River of Stars (1921) The Crimson Circle (1922) The Diamond Man (1924) The Green Archer (1925 serial) (1925) The Terror (1928) Mark of the Frog (1928) The Forger (1928) The Terrible People (1928 serial) The Ringer (1928) The Man Who Changed His Name (1928) The Flying Squad (1929) The Crimson Circle (1929) The Clue of the New Pin (1929) The Yellow Mask (1930) The Ringer (1931) To Oblige a Lady (1931) The Calendar (1931) The Old Man (1931) The Squeaker (1931) The Flying Squad (1932) The Frightened Lady (1932) The Sorceror (1932) The Menace (1932) White Face (1932) The Jewel (1933) Before Dawn (1933) The Feathered Serpent (1934) The Green Pack (1934) Mystery Liner (1934) The Lad (1935) Sanders of the River (1935) Born to Gamble (1935) Chick (1936) Educated Evans (1936) The Crimson Circle (1936) Prison Breaker (1936) The Frog (1937) The Sqeaker (1937) The Gaunt Stranger (1938) Dangerous to Know (1938) Kate Plus Ten (1938) Thank Evans (1938) The Terror (1938) The Return of the Frog (1938) Flying Fifty-Five (1939) The Dark Eyes of London (1939) The Case of the Frightened Lady (1940) The Door with Seven Locks (1940) The Flying Squad (1940) The Green Archer (1940 serial) (1940) The Missing Million (1942) The Calendar (1948) The Ringer (1952) The Avenger (1960) Death Drums Along the River (1963) Coast of Skeletons (1964) Circus of Fear (1966) Five Golden Dragons (1967)

Family

Marriott Edgar (half-brother)

The films of Manfred Noa

Wibbel the Tailor (1920)
Nathan the Wise (1922)
Helena (1924)
The Wonderful Adventure (1924)
Should We Get Married? (1925)
The Man in the Saddle (1925)
The Sweet Girl (1926)
Wrath of the Seas (1926)
Young Blood (1926)
The Uncle from the Provinces (1926)
Malice (1926)
Why Get a Divorce? (1926)
Crooks in Tails (1927)
The Great Unknown (1927)
Queen of the Boulevards (1927)
The Lady and the Chauffeur (1928)
Casanova's Legacy (1928)
Modern Pirates (1928)
My Sister and I (1929)
Lieutenant, Were You Once a Hussar? (1930)
The Waltz King (1930)
My Heart Incognito (1931)
Road to Rio (1931)
The Queen of Sparta (1931)

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