Intoxication

Aug 1, 1919

1h 0m

★ 0.0

Overview

Gaston finally succeeds as a dramatist and decides to leave his wife and child for another woman. When the child dies, the finger is pointed at him and he winds up as a destitute before all is revealed. This film is considered lost.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Argus-Film GmbH

Intoxication Trailers

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Cast

Gaston, ein Schriftsteller

Alfred Abel

Jeanne

Grete Diercks

Untersuchungsrichter

Rudolf Klein-Rhoden

Henriettes Mutter

Marga Köhler

Adolph

Karl Meinhardt

Henriette Mauclerc

Asta Nielsen

Mutter Kathrin

Sophie Pagay

Haushälterin

Frida Richard

Der Abbé

Heinz Stieda

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