Abdul the Damned
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In 1908, Sultan Abdul Hamid rules the Turkish Empire, but he is faced with the threat of revolt by the Young Turk party. He allows Hilmi Pasha, the leader of the Young Turks, to return from exile and form the country's first constitutional government. With tensions still growing, chief of police Kadar Pasha assassinates Hassan Bey, the leader of the Old Turk party, and makes it look as if a Young Turk committed the crime, in order to give Abdul an excuse for arresting the Young Turk leaders. Meanwhile, Abdul becomes infatuated with a visiting Austrian singer. When she rejects his advances, she endangers both herself and her fiancé, a Turkish officer who also knows who really shot Hassan Bey.
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Edited by A C HammondScored by Hanns Eisler
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18 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Fritz Kortner
as Kislar - His Double
Nils Asther
as Kadar-Pasha, Chief of Police
John Stuart
as Talak Pasha, Officer of the Turkish Army
Adrienne Ames
as Therèse, Viennese Operetta Star
Esme Percy
as Ali - the Grand Eunuch
Walter Rilla
as Hassan Bey, Leader of the Old Turk Party
Charles Carson
as Hilmi Pasha, Leader of the Young Turk Party
Patric Knowles
as Omar - Hilmi's Attache
Eric Portman
as Young Turk Conspirator
Clifford Heatherley
as Court Doctor
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