Let There Be Light (1917 film)
Let There Be Light is a 1917 German silent drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Bernd Aldor, Hugo Flink and Nelly Lagarst. It was followed by three sequels. The film was a protest against Germany's anti-abortion law, and also touched on the dangers of syphilis. It is a lost film.
The film's sets were designed by the art director August Rinaldi. Manfred Noa was employed as an artistic consultant.
Cast
- Bernd Aldor as Georg Mauthner, Arzt
- Hugo Flink as Paul Maunther, Maler, Georgs Bruder
- Nelly Lagarst as Assistantin
- Ernst Ludwig as Stadtrat Kaufherr
- Leontine Kühnberg as Else, dessen Tochter
- Lupu Pick as Dr. Franzius, annoncierender Arzt
- Max Gülstorff as Patient
- Kurt Vespermann as Gerd
- Kathe Oswald as Ingeborg
- Conrad Veidt as Herr Kramer