Movie

The Alchemist

Released: January 1, 1918 (1918)

Runtime: 92 minutes

Genres: Drama

Walter Noss is ruined trying to find malleable copper to make material for German torpedoes. One day, in a secret compartment of an old chest, he finds a document from an ancestor describing the formula for this malleable copper.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Ferdinand Bonn as Altgeselle
Age at release: 56
Bruno Lopinski as Alchimist
Age at release: 40
Eva Speyer as Selma Konski
Age at release: 34
Carl Auen as Peter Noss / Walter Noss
Age at release: 25
Rita Clermont as Barbara
Age at release: Unknown
Loo Holl as Erna
Age at release: Unknown