Die graue Elster (1920)
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Cast
Ernst Reicher, Grete Jakobsen, H. Link, Anneliese Halbe, Paul Bergson, Robert Stöckel
A train attack kills Dr. Mayen’s secretary while he carries a large sum of money, prompting detective Stuart Webbs to investigate.
The story
Dr. Mayen’s secretary is traveling by train with a large sum of money when an attack kills him in an explosion. Detective Stuart Webbs is called in to investigate.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Dr. Mayen’s secretary is traveling by train with a large sum of money when he is killed in an explosion during an attack on the train. Stuart Webbs, a detective, is then called in. He soon uncovers the circumstances behind the crime and identifies Birnsen, a banker on the verge of ruin, as the mastermind. The attack was carried out by his lover, known as “the Gray Magpie,” and the crook Briks. Exposed by Webbs, the bankrupt banker kills himself.
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