The Mystery of the Crown Jewels

Overview

On his way home from a business trip, the young detective Karl Frank meets the siblings Kuno and Margit von Krall. Immediately captivated by Margit’s beauty, Frank accepts an invitation to visit them at their hotel soon. That same evening, he is hired for an important mission: he must prevent a burglary at the city’s jeweller. However, he fails miserably as the mysterious masked thief escapes. He retires to the country estate of his new friends to nurse his wounded pride, still unaware that he will soon become part of a shady business. (Stumfilm.dk)

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 8, 1916

Original language

Danish

Cast

Svend Aggerholm,Vita Blichfeldt,Karl Mantzius

Director

Karl Mantzius

Writer

Carl Theodor Dreyer,Viggo Cavling

Cinematography

Louis Larsen

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0308708