Dr. Mabuse the Gambler (German: Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler) is the first film in the Mabuse series, about the character Doctor Mabuse from the novels of Norbert Jacques, by Fritz Lang from 1922. The film is silent and mostly shot in 16 frames per second.
The film in its entirety is around four hours long, so it is divided into two parts:
Dr. Mabuse and his organization of criminals are in the process of completing their latest scheme, a theft of information that will allow Mabuse to make huge profits on the stock exchange. Afterwards, Mabuse disguises himself and attends the Folies Bergères show, where Cara Carozza, the main attraction of the show, passes him information on Mabuse's next intended victim, the young millionaire Edgar Hull. Mabuse then uses psychic manipulation to lure Hull into a card game where he loses heavily. When Police Commissioner von Wenk begins an investigation of this mysterious crime spree, he has little to go on, and he needs to find someone who can help him. Written by Snow Leopard
