Alles für Geld (1923): reparto, argumento y streaming

Released in 1923, Alles für Geld is a drama film directed by Reinhold Schünzel, running about 83 minutes.

What it’s about. 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.

Who’s in it. Alles für Geld stars Emil Jannings as S. I. Rupp, Hermann Thimig as Fred Rupp, Dagny Servaes as Asta and Hedwig Pauly-Winterstein as Frau von Laar, among others.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Alles für Geld page.

If you liked it. Fans of Alles für Geld tend to enjoy Cadena perpetua, El padrino, La lista de Schindler and El padrino II.