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The Joker (1928)

Movie ★ 7.0 101 min

Drama Romance

Georg Jacoby’s Jokeren is a light-hearted entertainment picture set during the carnival in Nice, a romantic comedy with a touch of melodrama. A young artist, fatally injured in a car accident, foolishly entrusts a batch of compromising love letters to Borwick, a crooked and unscrupulous lawyer, instructing him to destroy them. Instead, Borwick proceeds to blackmail the woman who sent the letters, Lady Cecilie Powder, married to the straight-arrow Sir Herbert Powder. Lady Cecilie gets help from her spunky younger sister Gill. In turn, she draws in Peter Carstairs, a debonair adventurer known to all as “the Joker” – the card that trumps all others. When the Joker repeatedly foils Borwick’s schemes, the crooked lawyer ups the ante, trying to incriminate his adversary Carstairs and expanding his demands to include marriage to Gill. But as the characters converge at yet another lavish carnival celebration party, it becomes clear that one card does indeed trump all the others: the Joker!

Jens Locher Writer Georg Jacoby Writer Georg Jacoby Director

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Quick facts

Released
March 10, 1928
Runtime
101 min
IMDb
tt2238948
Language
Studio
Deutsch-Nordische Film-Union GmbH, Goron Film, Nordisk Film Kompagni

Cast

Henry Edwards Henry Edwards Mr. Carstairs Elga Brink Elga Brink Gill Miles Mander Miles Mander Mr. Borwick Aage Hertel Aage Hertel Jonny Renée Héribel Renée Héribel Lady Powder Christian Schrøder Christian Schrøder James Philip Bech Philip Bech Edward Ruth Komdrup Lou Lou Aage Bendixen Aage Bendixen Olga Svendsen Gabriel Gabrio Gabriel Gabrio Sir Herbert Powder

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Frequently asked questions

What is The Joker about?
Georg Jacoby’s Jokeren is a light-hearted entertainment picture set during the carnival in Nice, a romantic comedy with a touch of melodrama. A young artist, fatally injured in a car accident, foolishly entrusts a batch of compromising love letters to Borwick, a crooked and unscrupulous lawyer, instructing him to destroy them. Instead, Borwick proceeds to blackmail the woman who sent the letters, Lady Cecilie Powder, married to the straight-arrow Sir Herbert Powder. Lady Cecilie gets help from her spunky younger sister Gill. In turn, she draws in Peter Carstairs, a debonair adventurer known to all as “the Joker” – the card that trumps all others. When the Joker repeatedly foils Borwick’s schemes, the crooked lawyer ups the ante, trying to incriminate his adversary Carstairs and expanding his demands to include marriage to Gill. But as the characters converge at yet another lavish carnival celebration party, it becomes clear that one card does indeed trump all the others: the Joker!
Who directed The Joker?
The Joker was directed by Georg Jacoby.
Who stars in The Joker?
The Joker stars Henry Edwards, Elga Brink, Miles Mander, Aage Hertel.
When was The Joker released?
The Joker is a 1928 drama, romance film.
Where can I watch The Joker?
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