Professor Bulwer is a physician whom Ellen asks Hutter to fetch after she pretends to fall ill. His summons is part of Ellen’s plan to remove Hutter from the house before Count Orlok enters, allowing her to offer herself and keep Orlok distracted until sunrise.
Guyard is a barber who normally visits Lord Melo at noon and sends his young nephew Florian in his place. After hearing Florian's accounts of murder and witchcraft, he rouses a mob armed with scythes and bludgeons and storms Lord Melo's house, helping drive the conflict toward its violent climax.
The Owner of the Waxworks runs the museum where the poet encounters the models of the ruler, the czar, and the murderer. He works with his daughter and hires the poet to invent dramatic backstories that will attract visitors, making him responsible for the storytelling framework surrounding the three episodes.
Scapinelli is a diabolical old gentleman dressed in black who approaches Balduin when the student is desperate for money. He offers 100,000 pieces of gold for anything in Balduin’s lodgings, magically removes his reflection, and later tears up their contract after Balduin dies, departing in evident delight.
John Gottowt has 20 screen credits in a career dating back to 1913. Their work is anchored in the Peer Gynt universe with 1 titles. Signature works include Nosferatu, The Hunchback and the Dancer, The Black Star. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
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