Die malayische Dschonke (1924)
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Cast
Ernst Reicher, Alexandra Sorina, Arnold Marlé, Magda Simon, Ernst Bosser, Claire Kronburger, John Mylong
A diplomatic mystery begins when counterfeit banknotes are planted on an embassy secretary and a secret treaty is stolen.
The story
Counterfeit banknotes are secretly planted on an embassy secretary, who is then held and temporarily taken out of action. Meanwhile, a crook steals a secret treaty stored in a diplomat’s apartment. Detective Stuart Webbs is called in to investigate the mysterious affair.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
This time, the story takes us into the world of diplomacy and counterfeiting. Counterfeit banknotes are secretly planted on the secretary of an embassy. While he is being held and thus temporarily taken out of action, a crook manages to steal a secret treaty temporarily stored in the diplomat’s apartment. Stuart Webbs is called in and gets to the bottom of the mysterious affair. He soon uncovers a powerful espionage organization and exposes the diplomat’s girlfriend not only as a thief, but also as a spy in the pay of foreign agents. At the last moment, the shrewd detective manages to recover the important secret documents.
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