"Gold" is a German movie from 1934 and if you know a bit about our country's history, then you will know without a doubt that this was the second year of the Nazi reign here. But the propaganda ministry was not so refined yet in terms of what German films had to look like, so you can easily use this film as an example of a movie from Nazi Germany that does not try to push a certain ideology on people. The director is Karl Hartl and the writer is Rolf E. Vanloo and both have worked on a handful other known films from the 1920s and 1930s in Germany. But the star here is of course Hans Albers, who plays the big lead character, a scientist who is disappointed with evil forces killing his mentor after he apparently found a way to turn lead into gold. A tragic story really, but if you know a bit about that era in terms of filmmaking, you will also know that (in contrast to earlier German horror film) most film around that time managed to reach a happy end somehow and this one here is no exception. It is a sound film, a new technology that became a lot more frequent and Albers was one of the earliest German sound film stars. Brigitte Helm, one of Germany's biggest silent film stars, also appears in this 100-minute movie. All in all, there are some good moments here and Albers definitely shows why he is such a great star, but story-wise this was only enough for a 60-minute film max. There were many uninteresting scenes and the film dragged on several occasions. That's why I give it a thumbs down. Not recommended.
Review of Gold
