"Von morgens bis mitternacht" or "From Morn to Midnight" is German black-and-white silent film from the year 1920, so not even five years anymore until this one has its 100th anniversary. I cannot say I am really familiar with any of the people who worked on this movie. To me, it looks like the majority of players here (in front of and behind the camera, except lead actor Ernst Deutsch perhaps) have this credited as their most known performances. It is the story of a man who works at a bank and decides to embezzle some of the money from his investors. Afterward, we watch him go on a travel and see everything he decides to do with the money. Will there be a happy ending for him? And with that I do not necessarily refer to the question if he gets caught by the police, but just if he finds personal happiness. Watch for yourself. Or don't as this was not really a too compelling watch. It helps the film that it is really short (only slightly over 60 minutes), but still there were a couple moments when it dragged and lacked focus. Only a good watch for really big silent film lovers. And I myself am not such. Thumbs down.
Review of From Morning to Midnight
