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"DameRose(DameCarmenCartellieri)isaliberalandimpudentyoungsterwhosellsflowersinselectedandimportantplacesforaristocrats.TheresheisobligedbyhergreedybrotherToni(HerrEugenPreiss)toflirtwitholdandricharistocrats(havinginmindthatDameRoseisalsoathingirl,that’sainverselyproportionalsituationforthisGermancount…).ShecatchestheeyeofbankerBergern(HerrFritzHelmers).<br/> Whohasayoungandhandsomenephew,BaronStein(HerrHansRhoden).DameRosepromptlyfallsinlovewithSteinsoshecontinuesherflirtationbothmenatthesametime.<br/> OnenightToniforcesRosetorevealwhereinhishouseBergernkeepshismoney.AsToniisrobbingthehouse,thebankerunexpectedlyreturnsandisshotdeadbyToni.RoseandToniescapetotheAustrian“Semmering”toavoidcaptureaswellasstartinganewlife.Thereourshamelessheroinewillmeettherichestmanoftheplace(withpleasure!)Hannes(HerrHugoWerner-Kahle).Hannes’familyareknowas“würghand”foralegendandsometerribleincidentaboutthepowerfulforceoftheirhandsbutthat’snoproblemforRosewhowillseduceandmarryHannes,afactthatdoesn’tsetwellwithHannes’father(HerrViktorKutschera)whowarnshimthatRoseisawickedgirl.<br/> Whenafterwards,BaronStein(nowricherthaneversincehehasinheritedhismurdereduncle’sfortune)appearsinthesamesnowyAustrianmountains,RosefindsherselftornbetweenhimandHannes.Obviously,thisterribleconflictofloveandinterestswillendintragedy.<br/> “DieWürghand”(1920)isanAustriansilentfilmproductiondirectedbythelittleknownHerrCorneliusHintner(atfirst,hehassuccessasapainterandthenbecamemoreinterestedinphotographyandpictures,workingasacameramanontheBalkanfrontduringthefirstworldwar).Duringthe20’shisartisticassociationwiththeItalianactressCarmenCartellieriwasdecisive.DameCartellierihadcometoAustriain1920andbecameoneofthemostpopularactressesofthatcountry.Shefoundedthe“CartellieriFilmCompany”,“DieWürghand”beingherfirstsilentfilmproduction.It’sacarefulfilmthattakesadvantageofthescarcetechnicalimprovementsofthatera,oratleastintheAustrianfilmindustry,thatincludesskilfulfilmcontinuityandsomeeffectivespecialeffects.<br/> “DieWürghand”isaperfectfilmvehicleforDameCartellieriassheisthemainprotagonistofthefilm,aterriblefemmefatalewhousesanddiscardsmenforherownpurposes.HercharacterofRoseisstartlingnowadays,displayingalackofinhibitioninacoldandselfishwomanwhohasnoscruples.SometimesDameCartellieriisabittheatricalbutthat’snotaproblembecausetheoveractingfitsperfectlyforthecharacter;thatistosay,afaithfulcaricatureofwhatissupposedtobeawickedgirl.<br/> Don’tforgetalsothesufferingmenofthefilmandhowevenminorcharactersareruthlesslyusedbyRosetoadvanceherinterests.Bytheway,anotherinterestingaspectofthestory,thoughperhapsnotintentional,isthatuntilthemiddleoftheoeuvre,theaudiencedoesn’tknowexactlythetruerelationshipbetweenRoseandToni.Judgingbyscarcebutevidentsignsoneassumestheyareacouple.Whentheirrealrelationshipisrevealedlateranextraelementofperversityisaddedtothestory.<br/> Asacuriosity,DameCartellieriwillparticipateyearslaterin“OrlacsHände”(1924),anotherfilminwhichconflictivehandsareamaincharacterintheoeuvre,MEINGOTT!!...AhandyandobsessedsubjectforDameCartellieri,Jawohl!!....<br/> Andnow,ifyou'llallowme,ImusttemporarilytakemyleavebecausethisGermanCountmustcontinuetorulehisservantswithaheavyhand."