Rupp (Jannings) is a former butcher, made rich in the meat packing industry as a result of the reversal of fortunes brought on by WWI. He is crude, uncouth and uneducated. His son, Fred, is the apple of his father's eye and is an auto enthusiast. The widowed Rupp falls in love with a former aristocrat, Helen, now down on her luck and pawning her last heirloom. He proposes marriage and she accepts in order to save her ailing mother who needs a monetary influx to avoid death. Her former boyfriend, Platen, warns Helen against Rupp's intentions - he and Rupp are enemies, Rupp having caused his being fired for protecting a chorus girl against Rupp's unwanted advances. Meanwhile, Graf, a shyster, arranges purchase of a near bankrupt auto manufacturing firm, Phoenix, to Rupp's great advantage with practically no monetary recognition to Graf, who swears revenge. Rupp comes upon his son begging Helen not to marry his father but to return to Platen.
Credits
Alles für Geld Cast
Name |
Character |
Emil Jannings
He was 39, 65 years old when he died
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as S. I. Rupp |
Walter Rilla
He was 28, 85 years old when he died
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as Henry von Lauffen |
Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur
He was 37, 74 years old when he died
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as Direktor der Goliath-Werke |
Reinhold Schünzel
He was 36, 67 years old when he died
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as Schieber |
Paul Biensfeldt
He was 54, 64 years old when he died
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as Kammerdiener Pitt |
Heinrich Schroth
He was 52, 73 years old when he died
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as Direktor der Phönix-Werke |
Curt Goetz
He was 34, 71 years old when he died
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as Graf Ehrhardt |
Dagny Servaes
She was 29, 67 years old when she died
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as Asta |
Ferry Sikla
He was 58, 66 years old when he died
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as Juwelier |
Hermann Thimig
He was 33, 91 years old when he died
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as Fred Rupp |
Ulrich Bettac
He was 26, 61 years old when he died
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as Fred Rupp |
Hedwig Pauly-Winterstein
She was 57, 98 years old when she died
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as Frau von Laar |
Max Kronert
He was 23, 25 years old when he died
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as Nachtwächter |
Alles für Geld Crew
Name |
Department |
Kurt Richter as Art Direction. He was 22 (69) years old when He died
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Art |
Rudolf Stratz as Writer. |
Writing |
Alfred Hansen as Director of Photography. He was 38 (50) years old when He died
|
Camera |
Reinhold Schünzel as Director. He was 36 (67) years old when He died
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Directing |