"The Joyless Street" "Director:" "Georg Wilheim Pabst" "Screenplay:" "Willy Haas" "After the novel by Hugo Bettauer" "Cast:" "Film company:" "Sofia-Film-Produktion GmbH (Berlin)" "Producers:" "Michael Salkin  Romain Pinès" "Act 1" "Vienna 1921" "Melchior Street" "Tomorrow morning: frozen meat from Argentina" "The tyrant of Melchior Street:" "Josef Geiringer." "In the cellar of a house on Melchior Street lives the Lechner family." "Marie has not yet arrived with the margarine." "On the first floor of the same house, Councillor Rumfort lives with his two daughters, Grete and Mariandl." "Cabbage again!" "Mariandl, if you eat your cabbage, you will have meat tomorrow." "Marie, The daughter of the Lechners." "What, no margarine!" "You street urchin!" "I am going to the butcher, Father." "You have to stand in line all night long." "My beloved Egon, please, let me be with you." "You said that we would get married." "I would rather go on the streets" "As long as I could get out of this hell." "I love you eternally, Mizzi." "What's going on?" "You must get in line for the butcher!" "What a crowd!" "I should call the police!" "Mrs. Greifer, the owner of the Merkl Hotel." "Under cover of her fashion store, she operates a dating club." "What, a winter coat?" "But have you paid for the dress yet?" "You haven't earned anything for the week!" "But Madam, I have been so kind to the men." "What else can I do?" "Madame, may I have this evening free?" "I have to stay in line for the butcher." "While this happened at #1 Melchior Street, at #7 Melchior Street, Mr. Alonso Canez de Valparaiso arrived at the Hotel Carlton with $10,000 dollars in his pocket, and a firm intention to make half a million dollars in three weeks." "General Director Rosenow." "Mr. Canez, the business partner." "My wife" "and my daughter, Regina." "I've got something important for you." "Vienna is freezing." "Vienna needs coal." "Only the Petrowitz mines can deliver." "Mr. Egon Stirner, my private secretary..." "We will start a rumor of a strike." "After the stock falls, we will buy at a low price." "Once the rumor is denied, the stock will go back up." "We will sell at a profit of a half a million in gold." "My solicitor, Dr. Leid, and his wife." "Make it short." "You are about to propose to me  certainly, because of my wealth." "Leave it." "Whatever you say, I won't believe you." "What should I do for you to believe me?" "Well, you should become rich, or I should become poor." "Then I will believe you." "I am madly in love with you!" "May I take your young man, Regina?" "I'd like you to show me where you've been just before with Regina." "Now say to me what you said to her." "Not here, Egon..." "I prefer a dark and secluded house" "Like a real prankster..." "I know a small hotel on Melchior St." "where we can share some beautiful moments." "You can put on a false beard and I will put on a veil so we will not be recognized." "Go home without me." "I still have many details to discuss with Canez." "You can use this opportunity to enrich yourself, if you wish..." "The way you flirted with Canez was really scandalous." "So, my dear Canez, I will show you the fine nightlife of Vienna." "End of Act 1" "Act 2" "To the beautiful and joyous Vienna!" "And its beautiful women, who are the envy of the world!" "Mr. Councillor, come to me immediately!" "Otherwise we will lose our seats!" "Six hours later, most of the people in the queue realized that there was not enough meat for them." "I don't dare return home without meat." "Just before, two girls knocked at the cellar window." "This is my husband." "Cut it and give her a half." "Without work and without a home for three months..." "The hotel owner allowed us to sleep in the stable." "Keep the whole piece!" "I don't need it as much as you." "After all, I can return home." "End of Act 2" "Act 3" "Decree of the Austrian Federal Council" "The corps of officials will be disbanded." "The resigning officials will receive two years pay." "Egon Stirner" "Let me stay with you, Egon!" "Be reasonable, my child, I cannot keep you here." "I will give you everything you need to be happy!" "These days you need money to be happy." "Don't you get enough salary for us to live happily together?" "You stupid girl!" "You don't understand a thing!" "Then explain it to me!" "Here is an example: tomorrow, if I have 100 dollars" "I can earn $500 on the stock exchange, and the next day $1000!" "If it makes you happy, I will get $100." "Trebitsch, the owner of the office." "Well, Miss Rumfort, you seem tired today." "Is it a result of how you spent last night?" "Do you need a small tip?" "This time invest in something secure, like English, or American notes." "No, I should better place it in things that will go up quickly." "How about Petrowitz shares?" "They will certainly go up." "We start the rumor." "When the stock falls, we get the market." "Then  we make a 100% profit." "This means that we are rich people!" "We must celebrate it, because we have suffered for so long!" "What is this?" "The Councillor's daughter dressed so poorly?" "Go immediately to Mrs. Greifer and buy a new coat!" "At the Carlton" "Two members of the American Red Cross" "Well, Davy!" "Do you like Vienna?" "Isn't it a beautiful city with beautiful women?" "Of course, James." "But we didn't come here for that." "We are here to help Vienna to cope with its misery." "And I am not staying in the hotel!" "As soon as tomorrow" "I will find for myself a place in a modest quarter." "Has Mrs. Lia left?" "She wanted to see the first act of the opera, she will rejoin us..." "When a lady arrives, let her straight in." "End of Act 3" "Act 4" "This is too expensive for us." "Did I ever press you, if you couldn't pay immediately?" "Mrs. Greifer, some private clients ..." "I wanted to ask if Mrs. Greifer would do a favour for my fiancée..." "Midnight" "Wait for me in the small parlour." "At the Carlton:" "A moment of anguish." "The opera must have finished by now!" "Do you want to bet, Dr. Leid, that your wife will arrive in the next 10 minutes?" "Dear Doctor, something has happened to your..." "Something terrible..." "She was found in a Hotel at Melchior Street strangled and robbed." "It's all done!" "Petrowitz shares are for $200!" "The investigation." "I could not see well in the semi-darkness, but he had a moustache and a beard." "And could you recognize him?" "Maybe..." "I reckon, he went to Greifer." "The matter does not concern you, Mrs. Greifer." "I must spend a little time with your customers." "The gentleman was with us that evening at the hotel next room ..." "This is a lie ..." "Arresting me?" "Sir, you are joking!" "So, can I make a phone call from here?" "Please excuse me, Consellor." "You are free." "Excuse me, but this lady is my Consulate Secretary." "Don't be afraid, my darling." "With me you are safe." "Arrest that man, down below in the street." "We were forced to free him right now." "End of Act 4" "Act 5" "I have waited here for an hour!" "I am ready to flee with you." "Flee?" "Why?" "But you are about to be arrested!" "Arrested?" "For God's sake, why?" "Because you robbed and murdered Lia Leid in order to invest in the stock market." "Regina, how could you think such a thing?" "You don't love me, otherwise you would not lie to me!" "Well, are you still going to tell me that you don't have a boyfriend?" "I will not remain here any longer!" "Go to the streets where you belong, you little tramp!" "I will not let you put your foot in my office!" "Petrowitz shares have fallen 10 points." "You must sell them now in order to save something!" "That is far too expensive." "Your coldness and your indifference are unbearable." "Do you really have no wish at all?" "I would like to go to Greifer tonight." "I've lost all at the stock market and now I am in debt." "But, Dad, we will not die of hunger." "You still have your job." "No, not since yesterday." "Now I would like to have my job." "Well, now we should consider letting a room." "Today, my father lost all he had in the Stock Market." "Then you probably need money." "Can you lend me a little?" "We have nothing at home." "Alas, I have nothing myself." "But tomorrow a very rich uncle is coming to me for a cup of coffee." "I will introduce you to him, if you want to come for coffee." "I heard that you are looking for a waiter." "Room to let." "Marie, what has happened to you?" "Why are you so silent and never laugh?" "I wish to be in the same hotel room as we were yesterday." "Look at Rosenow." "She is a dream mistress." "So noble, so aristocratic!" "Why did you want to be here" "Nothing." "Just to look at the room." "Marie, I don't understand." "Do you have a secret?" "I have a secret and I will tell it to you..." "Last night, soon after you left..." "I saw a woman murdered in the next room..." "First I heard a scream." "And then I saw it..." "I recognized the man!" "Who was it?" "A certain Egon Stirner" "End of Act 5" "Act 6" "The following afternoon." "The first tenant arrived at the Rumforts." "I am lucky to find a room with such a charming hostess." "It's a very nice room." "How much does it cost?" "Dear Miss Rumfort, I get $60 a month for accommodation, and I am going to earn something as well." "I hope we will become good friends." "Miss Rumfort, it is my great displeasure to inform you... that your father owes us." "This is all that we have." "Take it, but say nothing to my father." "I do not want to upset him." "The "clandestine" room of the matchmaker Greifer." "He is already here." "Be very kind to him." "Mr. Canez, you need not worry at all." "My business in Vienna is finished." "I am leaving tomorrow." "I called you in order to help in solving the murder of Lia Leid." "... and she told me the name of the murderer." "It is Egon Stirner, the secretary of Rosenow." "Then she ran away, and I haven't seen her since that night." "Moving in." "Lieutenant, we don't need your charity." "We don't lack anything." "Grete, I can't any longer." "The cabbage is bad." " I want to eat ... eat meat!" "I need your help..." "My sister wants to eat, and I have nothing to give her." "Although you haven't been kind to my uncle," "I will be pleased to help you one more time." "Let me introduce myself:" "Pyotr Orlov, formerly supervised the stables of His Majesty the Tsar and now the chief waiter for Mrs. Greifer." "As an aristocrat, I will tell you straight:" "You mesmerized me!" "You are one of the most charming women I have ever met." "My word of honour!" "I have a small private party next night." "You must come." "End of Act 6" "Act 7" "Have you packed your suitcase?" "Yes, you have to leave until the scandal is over." "But why should I leave?" "Bank Employee Suspected of Murder." "We have just learnt, that a bank employee, Egon Stirner, was arrested for the murder of Lia Leid, while preparing his escape." "More details tomorrow." "Extracts from the Stirner case Date: 29 Oct 1921" "I plead not guilty." "I really had an appointment with Lia Leid at the scene of the crime." "We discussed a stock market trade that would soon make me rich." "Since I did not have the necessary capital, she proposed to sell her jewels for cash." "I accepted this proposition." "After an hour, I left alone, so that she would not be seen with me." "She was in good health and in a good mood." "And why did you wear this false beard that night?" "A romantic whim of the murder victim." "The "small private party"" "... well, you see, I cannot quite offer you everything, you want from me." "We all have been with these hanky-panky girls." "I asked you for a cute little girl, and you gave me this!" "I am sorry, sir." "I have to address some psychological problems!" "It cannot go on like that, but I will help you again." "I am going to have a live performance shortly." "You will be in it, agreed?" "!" "Are you angry at me?" "I will get someone to repair the glass." "And I tell you that the little Mariandl took two cans of preserves from the cupboard." "You lie!" "A Rumfort doesn't steal!" "I must kindly ask you to leave this room." "Oh well, pal, you must pack your bags." "Boy, you know neither the world nor the women." "You don't know, either, how these poor Viennese girls earn their living." "Let me give you a friendly suggestion." "I will take you to some places in Vienna where you can learn what these women are like." "We must apologize to the Lieutenant, and tell him that he may remain here." "They left." "What will we do, father?" "He must eat properly!" "End of Act 7" "Act 8" "Things are better for us." "The hotel owner has allowed us to live in his attic." "Why do you stare at this place every night?" "It will be better, if you return to your parents." "You are ill." "Wait, I will cook you hot soup, so you feel better." "Mother, bring me a newspaper." "Will you lend me an egg and some wood, neighbour?" "The case of Lia Leid is over." "The proof is overwhelming against Egon Stirner even though he still claims his innocence." "I committed a crime and must pay for that." "Forgive me." "I was anxious to see you one last time." "Forgive me the sorrow I have caused you." "Marie" "Now I believe in your innocence." "I have left my parents." "I love you." "Please repeat your confession in the presence of the accused." "Can you forgive me?" "I have always loved only you." "End of Act 8" "Act 9" "Miss Grete Rumfort, Melchior Street, Vienna" "$60 cheque." "Where is Grete?" "I believe, Grete is at Mrs. Greifer's." "Change quickly!" "Be-gin!" "Be-gin!" "Be-gin!" "Can you hear what is going on inside?" "Wait!" "We will also "be-gin" soon!" "Why have you done this?" "Probably, for the same reason as the other girls:" "otherwise I and my family will starve to death." "Starve!" "And how about the $60 for rent ...?" "!" "Listen to me!" "She is innocent." "Get out of my way, I've seen enough!" "I was sent here to relieve the misery, and I see nothing but glitter, luxury and immorality!" "One cannot open a door without seeing misery in all its nakedness." "It's all my fault." "$60 cheque." "The child is starving." "I am too weak to feed him." "Maybe the butcher will give me something, if I kindly ask him." "Please, give me just a little, my child is starving." "Yes, I have enough meat  but none for you!" "He was killed by young women!" "With the meat hatchet!" "The attic is on fire." "Save the child!"