Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse (1963)

A British police inspector (Peter Van Eyck) works with a German policeman (Werner Peters) to track down a mysterious mind control device developed by a scientist (Walter Rilla) who is possessed by the "ghost" of the master criminal Dr. Mabuse (Wolfgang Preiss). Based on the story THE DEVICE by Bryan Edgar Wallace and directed by Joe May (FREDDY AND THE MILLIONAIRE). The second to last entry in the popular (in Germany anyway) Dr. Mabuse franchise from 1960 to 1964 (six movies in all). James Bond had just made his cinematic debut the year before with DR. NO and its influence is strongly felt here. It's all rather silly with comedy relief in the form of Agnes Windeck as Van Eyck's zany mother and cheaply made (or at least looks cheaply made) and lots of running around in a frenzy. Van Eyck looks rather worn out for a spy hero. The film takes place in England but the Brits are played by Germans and the dialogue is in German which gives the movie an unreal setting. Definitely the weakest of the Mabuse movies I've seen. With Klaus Kinski, Sabine Bethmann and Ruth Wilbert.