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DR. MABUSE: THE GAMBLER DR. MABUSE: THE GAMBLER Miscellaneous OR search current auctions Auction History Result 5h117 DR. MABUSE: THE GAMBLER German 3x5 Ross bookplate '35 full-length sexy Gertrude Welcker! Date Sold 3/6/2016 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage 1930s German Ross Bookplate (measures 3 1/4" x 4 3/4") (Learn More) Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler (released in English-speaking countries as "Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler" and "Dr. Mabuse, King of Crime"), the 1922 Fritz Lang German silent gambling crime thriller (based on the novel by Norbert Jacques; about a criminal mastermind in Germany who runs all of the various crime syndicates there; in this movie, he has a scheme to make a fortune by rigging the Stock Exchange, and as part of his plan, he gets into an expensive card game with a very rich man, and intentionally loses to him; he is a master of disguise, and in one of his disguises, he is a magician at a cabaret, amazing the audience with his illusions) starring Rudolf Klein-Rogge (in the title role as Dr. Mabuse), Alfred Abel, Aud Egede Nissen, Gertrude Welcker, and Bernhard Goetzke. This movie was so long (over 5 hours), that it was only rarely released as one movie, and far more often it was split into two parts (the second part was called "Dr. Mabuse, Inferno des Verbrechens"). Note that Fritz Lang made this wonderful movie in 1922. In 1933, he resurrected the character in a sound movie, "Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse", and he simultaneously made the movie in French as "Le Testament du Dr. Mabuse" (Lang was fluent in French, but most of the actors were not, so those actors were replaced by French actors, except for Rudolf Klein-Rogge, and because he could not speak French, his lines were dubbed, because he was essential to the movies). The movie was banned in Germany by Joseph Goebbels, who felt it reflected poorly on Germany, and because of this, its world premiere was held in Budapest. After making this movie, Lang left Germany, first for France, where he made Liliom, and then to America, where he stayed and made many memorable movies. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that this is a "country of origin" item for this German movie! This is a "bookplate", made by the Ross company that also made the 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" "Ross postcards". Examples of these bookplates were used in the 1935 German books "Vom Werder Deutcher Filmkunst: Der Stumme Film (literally translates to "The Making of German Cinematic Art: The Silent Film") & Vom Werder Deutcher Filmkunst; Der Tonfilm (The Making of German Cinematic Art: The Sound Film). This bookplate is identical to one found in the "Silent Film" book described above (which means it was created in 1935, when the book was published), but of course, it was not placed in the book. We don't know if these were distributed in another way, or if they are samples distributed to promote the above books. Each of these bookplates has a scene from a movie on the front and information about the movie, plus what book is belonged in on the back! Condition: very good. There is a tiny crease in the top center in the background area. Learn More about condition grades 
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