The Hunchback and the Dancer (1920)

1920 · 50 min · Horror, Drama

Wilton, a hunchback, who was always scorned and ridiculed by women, returns from Java a rich man after having discovered a diamond mine. He romances Gina, who is on the rebound from a broken affair, and showers her with expensive gifts. After Gina reconciles with her boyfriend, she continues to see Wilton because of what he gives her. After he discovers her perfidy, Wilton develops a poison and mixes it into her lipstick, which will kill any man who kisses her.

Directed by F. W. Murnau. Starring Sascha Gura, John Gottowt, Paul Biensfeldt, Anna von Palen and Henri Peters-Arnolds.

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