The Climax (1944)
Dr. Hohner, theatre physician at the Vienna Royal Theatre, murders his mistress, the star soprano when his jealousy drives him to the point of mad obsession. Ten years later, another young singer reminds Hohner of the late diva and his old mania kicks in. Hohner wants to prevent her from singing for anyone but him, even if it means silencing her forever.
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Boris Karloff
as Dr. Friedrich Hohner
as Dr. Friedrich Hohner
Susanna Foster
as Angela Klatt
as Angela Klatt
Turhan Bey
as Franz Munzer
as Franz Munzer
Gale Sondergaard
as Luise
as Luise
Thomas Gomez
as Count Seebruck
as Count Seebruck
June Vincent
as Marcellina
as Marcellina
George Dolenz
as Amato Roselli
as Amato Roselli
Ludwig Stössel
as Carl Baumann
as Carl Baumann
Jane Farrar
as Jarmila Vadek
as Jarmila Vadek
Ernö Verebes
as Brunn
as Brunn
Lotte Stein
as Mama Hinzl
as Mama Hinzl
Scotty Beckett
as The King
as The King
William Edmunds
as Leon, Theatre Concierge
as Leon, Theatre Concierge
Maxwell Hayes
as Count Romburg
as Count Romburg
Dorothy Lawrence
as Miss Metzger
as Miss Metzger
Bella Lewitzky
as Dancer (Uncredited)
as Dancer (Uncredited)
Jack Richardson
as Musical Conductor (Uncredited)
as Musical Conductor (Uncredited)
Polly Bailey
as Cleaning Woman (Uncredited)
as Cleaning Woman (Uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
as King's Consul (Uncredited)
as King's Consul (Uncredited)
Eddie Polo
as Stagehand (Uncredited)
as Stagehand (Uncredited)
Paul Power
as Reporter (Uncredited)
as Reporter (Uncredited)
Ernie Adams
as Man in Audience Next to Franz (Uncredited)
as Man in Audience Next to Franz (Uncredited)
Gertrude Astor
as Woman in Audience Behind Franz (Uncredited)
as Woman in Audience Behind Franz (Uncredited)
Grace Cunard
as Backstage Maid (Uncredited)
as Backstage Maid (Uncredited)
William Desmond
as Backstage Technician (Uncredited)
as Backstage Technician (Uncredited)
Francis Ford
as Backstage Attendant (Uncredited)
as Backstage Attendant (Uncredited)
Louis Payne
as Audience Member (Uncredited)
as Audience Member (Uncredited)
Anne Cornwall
as Audience Member (Uncredited)
as Audience Member (Uncredited)
Rudy Bowman
as Audience Member (Uncredited)
as Audience Member (Uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
as Audience Member (Uncredited)
as Audience Member (Uncredited)
Helen Gibson
as Audience Member (Uncredited)
as Audience Member (Uncredited)
Maurice Costello
as Audience Member (Uncredited)
as Audience Member (Uncredited)
Harry Mayo
as Audience Member (Uncredited)
as Audience Member (Uncredited)
Richard Neill
as Audience Member (Uncredited)
as Audience Member (Uncredited)
Eric Mayne
as Audience Member (Uncredited)
as Audience Member (Uncredited)
Barry Regan
as Audience Member (Uncredited)
as Audience Member (Uncredited)
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Lynn Starling
Screenplay
Screenplay
Curt Siodmak
Adaptation
Adaptation
Curt Siodmak
Screenplay
Screenplay
Edward Locke
Theatre Play
Theatre Play
George Waggner
Director
Director
John B. Goodman
Art Direction
Art Direction
Joseph Gershenson
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Alexander Golitzen
Art Direction
Art Direction
Russell F. Schoengarth
Editor
Editor
George Waggner
Producer
Producer
W. Howard Greene
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Jack Pierce
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Edward Ward
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Ira Webb
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Vera West
Costume Design
Costume Design
Charles S. Gould
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Hal Mohr
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
John P. Fulton
Visual Effects
Visual Effects
William R. Fox
Sound
Sound
Bernard B. Brown
Sound Director
Sound Director
Edward Ward
Music Director
Music Director
Harold Zweifel
Orchestrator
Orchestrator
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