Destiny ( Der Mude Tod)- 1921 As a young couple stops and rests in a small village inn, the man is abducted by Death and sequestered behind a huge doorless, windowless wall. Death gives the woman three chances to save her fiancé from his fate.The Hands of Orlac- 1924 After losing his hands in an accident, a world-famous pianist receives transplanted hands that once belonged to a murderer.Waxworks-1924 A wax museum owner employs a poet (William Dieterle) to create stories for his pieces. The poet dutifully pens disturbing tales, envisioning himself as a significant character in each story — a baker sentenced to death by the Caliph of Baghdad (Emil Jannings), a Russian prince contending with the deadly paranoia of Ivan the Terrible (Conrad Veidt) and a man who is pursued through the haunting streets of London by Jack the Ripper (Werner Krauss).
