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 (1933-02-22)
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. 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 hired to steal a technological breakthrough enlist the unwitting assistance of 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

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.

External links

• The House of Dora Green at IMDb