Abdul the Damned Trailer

Abdul the Damned Trailer (1935)

"A Screen Spectacle to Dazzle You... Thrill You...Amaze You...With It's Spellbound Splendor!" 05 August 1935 Drama, History 111 mins

In 1908, Sultan Abdul Hamid rules the Turkish Empire, but he is faced with the threat of revolt by the Young Turk party. He allows Hilmi Pasha, the leader of the Young Turks, to return from exile and form the country's first constitutional government. With tensions still growing, chief of police Kadar Pasha assassinates Hassan Bey, the leader of the Old Turk party, and makes it look as if a Young Turk committed the crime, in order to give Abdul an excuse for arresting the Young Turk leaders. Meanwhile, Abdul becomes infatuated with a visiting Austrian singer. When she rejects his advances, she endangers both herself and her fiancé, a Turkish officer who also knows who really shot Hassan Bey.

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Cast

Fritz Kortner

as The Sultan, Abdul Hamid II & Kislar

Adrienne Ames

as Therese, Viennese Operetta Star

Nils Asther

as Kadar Pasha, Chief of Police

John Stuart

as Talak Pasha, Officer of Turkish Army

Esme Percy

as Ali, the Grand Eunuch

Walter Rilla

as Hassan-Bey

Charles Carson

as Gen. Hilmi-Pasha

Patric Knowles

as Omar - Hilmi's Attache

Eric Portman

as Conspirastor

Clifford Heatherley

as Court Doctor

Henry B. Longhurst

as General of the Bodyguards

Annie Esmond

as Therese's Train Companion

H. Saxon-Snell

as Chief Interrogator

George Zucco

as Officer of the Firing Squad

Robert Naylor

as Opera Singer

Warren Jenkins

as Young Turk Singer

Crew

Karl Grune

Director

Max Schach

Max Schach Producer

Hanns Eisler

Original Music Composer

Joe Strassner

Joe Strassner Costume Design

Otto Kanturek

Otto Kanturek Director of Photography

Roy Goddard

Roy Goddard Assistant Director

Clarence Elder

Clarence Elder Art Direction

John Mead

John Mead Art Direction

Roger Burford

Roger Burford Scenario Writer

Ashley Dukes

Ashley Dukes Scenario Writer

Warren Chetham-Strode

Warren Chetham-Strode Scenario Writer

International Releases Dates

United Kingdom 05 August 1935

United States 10 May 1936

Production Companies

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