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The Mistress of the World Collection

6 titles · in release order

The Mistress of the World (German: Die Herrin der Welt) is an eight-part 1919 silent film made in the Weimar Republic starring Mia May in the lead role. The film, under the creative control of director Joe May, is noted for bringing together talent from across German cinema, including many who would work behind the camera during the emergence of German Expressionist cinema.

The Mistress of the World, Part I: The Girlfriend of the Yellow Man

The Mistress of the World, Part I: The Girlfriend of the Yellow Man · 1919

The Mistress of the World, Part I: The Girlfriend of the Yellow Man

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Maud Gregaards travels to China in search of a fabled treasure said to have belonged to the Queen of Sheba. Once there, she is taken captive by an evil man and nearly killed in the belief she is a witch.

The Mistress of the World, Part II: The Race for Life

The Mistress of the World, Part II: The Race for Life · 1919

The Mistress of the World, Part II: The Race for Life

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Maud Gregaards tells her rescuer, the Chinese Dr. Kien-Lung, her life: Her father was an archivist in the Foreign Office who was run by the unscrupulous Dr. Frohner was blackmailed into giving him a secret Chinese treaty.

The Mistress of the World, Part III: The City of Gold

The Mistress of the World, Part III: The City of Gold · 1919

The Mistress of the World, Part III: The City of Gold

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Together with Kien-Lung and the Consul Madsen, Maud travels to Kuan-Fu to learn from the old rabbi where the treasures of the Queen of Sheba are hidden. The dying rabbi entrusts Madsen with the jewelery of Astarte, who carries the plan for the treasure's hiding place.

The Mistress of the World, part V: Ophir, the city of the past

The Mistress of the World, part V: Ophir, the city of the past · 1920

The Mistress of the World, part V: Ophir, the city of the past

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As Madsen and Maud explore the city of Ophir, they witness an ancient ritual performed by the residents. The two are discovered, and with strangers desecrating the city's sacred ground, Maud is to be sacrificed to the goddess Ophirs, while Madsen is taken to the Sabytes, an enslaved native tribe.

The mistress of the world, Part VI: The woman with the millionaires

The mistress of the world, Part VI: The woman with the millionaires · 1920

The mistress of the world, Part VI: The woman with the millionaires

Thanks to the treasure of the Queen of Sheba, Maud, who now calls herself Fergusson, has become an immensely wealthy woman. The plane that rescued her and Allan Stanley from Ophir belongs to newspaper king Fletcher, who reports on the rescue operation on the front pages of his newspapers.

The Mistress of the World, Part VIII: The Revenge of Maud Fergusson

The Mistress of the World, Part VIII: The Revenge of Maud Fergusson · 1920

The Mistress of the World, Part VIII: The Revenge of Maud Fergusson

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After the death of Alan Stanley, Maud Fergusson seeks revenge. On her behalf, the detective Hunt begins to investigate and proves that Murphy is responsible for the murder. Maud's revenge plan involves launching a newspaper campaign against Murphy, defaming and embarrassing him.