The Mysterious Magician

The Mysterious Magician

James W. Wesby

Elise

Inspektor Warren

Reverend Hopkins

Cora Ann Milton

Maurice Messer

Sir John

Shelby

Reddingwood

Jean (as Ann Savo)

Wardress

Gwenda Milton

Finch

Henry Arthur 'Der Hexer' Milton

Blumenmädchen (uncredited)

Newspaper Seller (uncredited)

Edgar Wallace

Rezeptionist (uncredited)

Pfarrer (uncredited)

Ober (uncredited)

Producer Horst Wendlandt kept the last pages of the screenplay in a safe and had each of the leading actors sign a special insurance document in order to keep the surprise ending a secret.

A view into a yard trough a window in Arthur Milton's house is obviously shot through a window set on the top of a structure. A shot from the inner yard reveals that there is no house where the room should be. In the "room" sunlight can be seen reflected on the actors which could only be possible if the room had no ceiling. Furthermore, a shadow of the camera can be seen on actor Siegfried Lowitz.

Maurice Messer threatens his companion with a sword cane. He presses the blade against the chest of the man. Cut to a different angle and the blade is much higher, almost at the shoulder of the man. Cut back and the blade is back at the chest again.

A short scene with Finch buying a newspaper on Piccadilly Circus is footage taken from Der Zinker. Although wearing a bowler hat, Arent's sideburns are visibly shorter than in preceding and following scenes.