Top Cast
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Bertha Wiesenthal
Sumurûn
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Eduard von Winterstein
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Harry Walden
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Victor Arnold
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Leopoldine Konstantin
Overview
Earlier version of Reinhardt Orientalist pantomime, later remade by Lubitsch: a pathetic hunchback performer and a flirtatious dancing girl get involved at the court of a despotic Arabian desert sheikh, complete with sinister eunuchs.
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Scandalous Sex
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Salomé
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Come Sunday
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Paula
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