Pandora's Box

The rise and inevitable fall of an amoral but naive young woman whose insouciant eroticism inspires lust and violence in those around her.

Cast

Louise Brooks

as Lulu

Fritz Kortner

as Dr. Ludwig Schön

Francis Lederer

as Alwa Schön

Carl Goetz

as Schigolch

Krafft-Raschig

as Rodrigo Quast

Alice Roberts

as Countess Anna Geschwitz

Daisy D'Ora

as Charlotte Marie Adelaide von Zarnikow

Gustav Diessl

as Jack the Ripper

Michael von Newlinsky

as Marquis Casti-Piani

Sig Arno

as The Stage Manager

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Louise Brooks is Peter Pan-esque in this stylishly depicted story of "Lulu". She is beautiful and sexy, and she uses her gifts to effortlessly ensnare the wealthy "Dr. Schön" (Fritz Kortner). When it comes to marriage, however, she is tainted goods and so he becomes affianced to the more suitable "C...

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