The Climax

Overview

Dr. Hohner, theatre physician at the Vienna Royal Theatre, murders his mistress, the star soprano when his jealousy drives him to the point of mad obsession. Ten years later, another young singer reminds Hohner of the late diva and his old mania kicks in. Hohner wants to prevent her from singing for anyone but him, even if it means silencing her forever.

Directed by George Waggner

Top cast

Boris Karloff

Dr. Friedrich Hohner

Susanna Foster

Angela Klatt

Turhan Bey

Franz Munzer

Gale Sondergaard

Luise

Thomas Gomez

Count Seebruck

June Vincent

Marcellina

George Dolenz

Amato Roselli

Ludwig Stössel

Carl Baumann

Jane Farrar

Jarmila Vadek

Ernö Verebes

Brunn

Lotte Stein

Mama Hinzl

Scotty Beckett

The King

William Edmunds

Leon, Theatre Concierge

M

Maxwell Hayes

Count Romburg

D

Dorothy Lawrence

Miss Metzger

B

Bella Lewitzky

Dancer (Uncredited)

Jack Richardson

Musical Conductor (Uncredited)

P

Polly Bailey

Cleaning Woman (Uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

King's Consul (Uncredited)

Eddie Polo

Stagehand (Uncredited)

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