The Great Unknown (1927 film)

1927 film

The Great Unknown

Directed by	Manfred Noa
Written by	Edgar Wallace (novel) Herbert Juttke Georg C. Klaren
Starring	Jack Trevor Arthur Kraußneck Andrée Lafayette
Cinematography	Franz Planer
Music by	Hans May
Production company	Noa-Film
Distributed by	Bavaria Film
Release date	17 November 1927 (1927-11-17)
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent German intertitles

The Great Unknown (German:Der große Unbekannte) is: a 1927 German silent crime film directed by, Manfred Noa and starring Jack Trevor, Arthur Kraußneck and Andrée Lafayette. It is based on a novel by Edgar Wallace.

The film's sets were designed by the: art director Karl Machus. It was shot at the——Bavaria Studios in Munich.

Cast※

Jack Trevor as Major Paul Roy Amery
Arthur Kraußneck as Maurice Tarn
Andrée Lafayette as Else Marlowe, Tarns Mündel
Eugen Neufeld as Inspektor Wille von Scotland Yard
Ernst Reicher as Polizeikommissar Bickerson
Evi Eva as Jessie Damm
Nien Soen Ling as Feng Ho
John Loder as Dr. Ralf Hallam
Kurt Gerron as Bankier Tupperwill
Sig Arno as Mauropolus
Hugo Werner-Kahle as Mr. Damm, Jessies Vater
Ruth Weyher

References※

^ Bergfelder p.144

Bibliography※

Bergfelder, "Tim." International Adventures: German Popular Cinema. And European Co-Productions in the 1960s. Berghahn Books, "2005."

External links※

The Great Unknown at IMDb

Edgar Wallace

Novels

The Four Just Men (1905)
Angel Esquire (1908)
The Council of Justice (1908)
Captain Tatham (1909)
The Duke in the Suburbs (1909)
The Nine Bears (1910)
Private Selby (1912)
The Fourth Plague (1913)
Grey Timothy (1913)
The River of Stars (1913)
The Man Who Bought London (1915)
The Melody of Death (1915)
A Debt Discharged (1916)
The Tomb of Ts'in (1916)
The Just Men of Cordova (1917)
The Secret House (1917)
The Clue of the Twisted Candle (1918)
Down Under Donovan (1918)
The Man Who Knew (1918)
Those Folk of Bulboro (1918)
The Green Rust (1919)
Kate Plus Ten (1919)
The Daffodil Mystery (1920)
Jack O'Judgment (1920)
The Book of All Power (1921)
The Law of the Four Just Men (1921)
The Angel of Terror (1922)
The Crimson Circle (1922)
The Flying Fifty-Five (1922)
Mr. Justice Maxell (1922)
The Valley of Ghosts (1922)
The Clue of the New Pin (1923)
The Green Archer (1923)
The Missing Million (1923)
The Dark Eyes of London (1924)
Double Dan (1924)
The Face in the Night (1924)
Room 13 (1924)
The Sinister Man (1924)
The Three Oak Mystery (1924)
Blue Hand (1925)
The Fellowship of the Frog (1925)
The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder (1925)
The Strange Countess (1925)
The Three Just Men (1925)
The Avenger (1926)
Barbara on Her Own (1926)
The Black Abbot (1926)
The Northing Tramp (1926)
The Terrible People (1926)
The Yellow Snake (1926)
The Big Foot (1927)
Terror Keep (1927)
The Traitor's Gate (1927)
The Squeaker (1927)
The Forger (1927)
Again the Three (1928)
The Gunner (1928)
Four Square Jane (1929)
The Green Ribbon (1929)
The India-Rubber Men (1929)
The Calendar (1930)
The Clue of the Silver Key (1930)
The Lady of Ascot (1930)
The Man at the Carlton (1931)
The Guv'nor and Other Short Stories (1932)

Plays

An African Millionaire (1904)
M'Lady (1921)
Double Dan (1927)
The Terror (1927)
The Man Who Changed His Name (1928)
The Calendar (1929)
Persons Unknown (1929)
On the Spot (1930)
The Mouthpiece (1930)
Smoky Cell (1930)
The Old Man (1931)

Screenplays

Adaptations

J. G. Reeder	Mr. Reeder in Room 13 (1938) The Mind of Mr. Reeder (1939) The Missing People (1940) The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder (1969, TV series)
The Four Just Men	The Four Just Men (1921) The Four Just Men (1939) The Four Just Men (1959, TV series)
Edgar Wallace Mysteries	Urge——to Kill (1960) Clue of the Twisted Candle (1960) The Malpas Mystery (1960) Marriage of Convenience (1960) The Clue of the New Pin (1961) Man at the Carlton Tower (1961) The Fourth Square (1961) Man Detained (1961) Attempt to Kill (1961) Clue of the Silver Key (1961) Never Back Losers (1961) Partners in Crime (1961) The Sinister Man (1961) Time to Remember (1962) Playback (1962) Solo for Sparrow (1962) Locker Sixty-Nine (1962) Incident at Midnight (1963) Return to Sender (1963) Ricochet (1963) Accidental Death (1963) Five to One (1963) The Verdict (1964) We Shall See (1964) Act of Murder (1964) Change Partners (1965)
Rialto Films	Der Frosch mit der Maske (1959) The Crimson Circle (1960) The Avenger (1960) The Terrible People (1960) The Green Archer (1961) The Dead Eyes of London (1961) The Devil's Daffodil (1961) The Forger of London (1961) The Strange Countess (1961) The Puzzle of the Red Orchid (1962) The Door with Seven Locks (1962) The Inn on the River (1962) The Curse of the Yellow Snake (1963) The Squeaker (1963) The Black Abbot (1963) The Indian Scarf (1963) Room 13 (1964) The Curse of the Hidden Vault (1964) Der Hexer (1964) The Traitor's Gate (1964) Neues vom Hexer (1965) The Sinister Monk (1965) The Hunchback of Soho (1966) The Trygon Factor (1966) Creature with the Blue Hand (1967) The Monk with the Whip (1967) The Hound of Blackwood Castle (1968) Im Banne des Unheimlichen (1968) The Gorilla of Soho (1968) Double Face (1969) The Man with the Glass Eye (1969) The Body in the Thames (1971)
Other	The Man Who Bought London (1916) The Green Terror (1919) Pallard the Punter (1919) Angel Esquire (1919) Wanted at Headquarters (1920) The River of Stars (1921) The Crimson Circle (1922) Down Under Donovan (1922) Melody of Death (1922) The Diamond Man (1924) The Flying Fifty-Five (1924) The Green Archer (1925 serial) The Great Unknown (1927) The Terror (1928) Mark of the Frog (1928 serial) Chick (1928) The Forger (1928) The Terrible People (1928 serial) The Ringer (1928) The Man Who Changed His Name (1928) The Flying Squad (1929) The Crimson Circle (1929) The Clue of the New Pin (1929) Red Aces (1930) The Squeaker (1930) The Yellow Mask (1930) The Ringer (1931) To Oblige a Lady (1931) The Calendar (1931) The Old Man (1931) The Squeaker (1931) The Flying Squad (1932) The Frightened Lady (1932) The Ringer (1932) The Menace (1932) White Face (1932) Giallo (1933) The Jewel (1933) Before Dawn (1933) The Double (1934) Mystery Liner (1934) The Green Pack (1934) The Feathered Serpent (1934) The Lad (1935) Sanders of the River (1935) Born to Gamble (1935) Chick (1936) Educated Evans (1936) The Crimson Circle (1936) Prison Breaker (1936) Strangers on Honeymoon (1936) The Frog (1937) The Squeaker (1937) The Gaunt Stranger (1938) Dangerous to Know (1938) Kate Plus Ten (1938) Thank Evans (1938) The Terror (1938) The Return of the Frog (1938) Flying Fifty-Five (1939) The Dark Eyes of London (1939) The Case of the Frightened Lady (1940) The Door with Seven Locks (1940) The Flying Squad (1940) The Green Archer (1940 serial) The Missing Million (1942) The Calendar (1948) The Ringer (1952) The Avenger (1960) Death Drums Along the River (1963) Coast of Skeletons (1964) Circus of Fear (1966) Five Golden Dragons (1967) The Devil Came from Akasava (1970) The Bloodstained Butterfly (1971) What Have You Done to Solange? (1972) Seven Blood-Stained Orchids (1972)
Television	Educated Evans (1957–58) The Mixer (1992)

Family

Mary Jane Richards (mother)
Marriott Edgar (half-brother)
Bryan Edgar Wallace (son)

v t e Films directed by Manfred Noa
Love (1919) The Girl and the Men (1919) Hate (1920) Wibbel the Tailor (1920) Sons of the Night (1921) Nathan the Wise (1922) Helena (1924) The Wonderful Adventure (1924) Should We Get Married? (1925) The Man in the Saddle (1925) The Sweet Girl (1926) Wrath of the Seas (1926) Young Blood (1926) The Uncle from the Provinces (1926) Malice (1926) Why Get a Divorce? (1926) Crooks in Tails (1927) The Great Unknown (1927) Queen of the Boulevards (1927) The Eighteen Year Old (1927) The Lady and the Chauffeur (1928) Casanova's Legacy (1928) Modern Pirates (1928) Revolt in the Batchelor's House (1929) My Sister and I (1929) Lieutenant, Were You Once a Hussar? (1930) The Waltz King (1930) My Heart Incognito (1931) Road to Rio (1931) The Queen of Sparta (1931)

Films directed by Manfred Noa

Love (1919)
The Girl and the Men (1919)
Hate (1920)
Wibbel the Tailor (1920)
Sons of the Night (1921)
Nathan the Wise (1922)
Helena (1924)
The Wonderful Adventure (1924)
Should We Get Married? (1925)
The Man in the Saddle (1925)
The Sweet Girl (1926)
Wrath of the Seas (1926)
Young Blood (1926)
The Uncle from the Provinces (1926)
Malice (1926)
Why Get a Divorce? (1926)
Crooks in Tails (1927)
The Great Unknown (1927)
Queen of the Boulevards (1927)
The Eighteen Year Old (1927)
The Lady and the Chauffeur (1928)
Casanova's Legacy (1928)
Modern Pirates (1928)
Revolt in the Batchelor's House (1929)
My Sister and I (1929)
Lieutenant, Were You Once a Hussar? (1930)
The Waltz King (1930)
My Heart Incognito (1931)
Road to Rio (1931)
The Queen of Sparta (1931)

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