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...nation subconsciously reveal itself through the movies it turns out? An expert who thinks so, and has written a book to prove his point, is German-born Dr. Siegfried Kracauer, who apparently knows a good bit about both psychology and German movies. As sociology, Dr. Kracauer's From Caligari to Hitler (Princeton University Press; $5) depends pretty heavily on historical hindsight. As movie lore, it may fascinate cinemagoers who know little about German films except that they gave the world Marlene Dietrich, Peter Lorre, Emil Jannings and Director Fritz Lang...
...spring (TIME, April 12), age 50, of a heart attack, on a Hollywood golf course. Often regarded as Eric von Stroheim's most formidable rival as a fondler of monocles, German-born Veidt first came to fame in Robert Wiene's bizarre fantasy, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Other weirdies, like The Hands of Mr. Orlac, followed. Women fainted, men screamed, children chortled when they were shown. By 1926, when Veidt went to Hollywood, audiences had got hold of themselves pretty well, but his adroit villainy was always good for a hiss...
...first offering under the heading of "The Film In Germany" the Harvard Film Society tonight presents "Legend and Fantasy: Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" in the New Lecture Hall at 8:15 o'clock...
...Juan's Wedding, a comedy with the actor Giampietro (Reichsflilmkammer) 1912 Misunderstood, a melodrama with Germany's most popular actress, Henry Porten (Reichsflilmkammer) 1920 The Golem: one sequence only. Directed by the eminent actor Paul Wegener, who also plays the title role (Ufa) 1919 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, directed by Robert Wieni. Most celebrated of foreign films, it has seldom been shown in its entirety...
...incidentally, to the up-keep of the dusty reels in the Modern Art Muscum's library. So well supported and enjoyed was this presentation that the Society is offering a second program, entitled "The Film in Germany and France, 1896-1927." When its second performance is given today, when "Caligari" is seen--one of the three most famous pictures, the picture that showed the untouched possibilities of the cinema, the picture acclaimed for its settings, then the audience will realize the value of such an active organization as the Harvard Film Society, which believes the movie has been...