{"product_id":"cat-00159133-rudolf-klein-rogge","title":"Cat. #00159133:  RUDOLF KLEIN-ROGGE","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#eeeeee\"\u003eHighly scarce vintage 3.25 x 5.5-inch black and white \"Ross\" Verlag postcard portrait, boldly \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#eeeeee\"\u003esigned in black fountain pen around the time of his appearance in \u003cem\u003eMetropolis\u003c\/em\u003e in 1927. In good condition for its age. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#eeeeee\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eAfter gaining fame for his portrayal of the scheming Cassius in a Halberstadt production of \u003ci\u003eJulius Caesar \u003c\/i\u003ein 1909, mesmerizing German character actor Rudolf Klein-Rogge went on to play scores of crazed, eccentric and demonically wicked villains in silent and early talkie classics, beginning with a small role as a criminal in \u003ci\u003eThe Cabinet of Dr. Caligari\u003c\/i\u003e (1919). He was a regular in films scripted by his ex-wife, Thea von Harbou, and\/or directed by the man for whom she left him, Fritz Lang: \u003ci\u003eDestiny\u003c\/i\u003e (1921), \u003ci\u003eDr. Mabuse: The Gambler\u003c\/i\u003e (1922), \u003ci\u003eDie Nibelungen\u003c\/i\u003e (1924), \u003ci\u003eMetropolis\u003c\/i\u003e (1927), \u003ci\u003eSpies\u003c\/i\u003e (1928), and \u003ci\u003eThe Testament of Dr. Mabuse\u003c\/i\u003e (1933). He was also unforgettable as the tyrant in the horror flick \u003ci\u003eDer \u003c\/i\u003eSt\u003ci\u003eeinerne Reiter\u003c\/i\u003e (1923), a pirate in \u003ci\u003ePietro der Korsar\u003c\/i\u003e (1925)\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand the Czar in \u003ci\u003eThe Loves of Casanova \u003c\/i\u003e(1927). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43451872674001,"sku":"lcz1793133697520","price":150.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/2372\/3985\/files\/cat-00159133-rudolf-klein-rogge_1.jpg?v=1793133701","url":"https:\/\/petebugzapper.shop\/products\/cat-00159133-rudolf-klein-rogge","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}