Abdul the Damned 1935

In 1908, Sultan Abdul Hamid rules the Turkish Empire, but he is faced with the threat of revolt by the Young Turk party. He allows Hilmi Pasha, the leader of the Young Turks, to return from exile and form the country's first constitutional government. With tensions still growing, chief of police Kadar Pasha assassinates Hassan Bey, the leader of the Old Turk party, and makes it look as if a Young Turk committed the crime, in order to give Abdul an excuse for arresting the Young Turk leaders. Meanwhile, Abdul becomes infatuated with a visiting Austrian singer. When she rejects his advances, she endangers both herself and her fiancé, a Turkish officer who also knows who really shot Hassan Bey.

Cast:

Fritz Kortner
The Sultan, Abdul Hamid II & Kislar 

Adrienne Ames
Therese, Viennese Operetta Star 

Nils Asther
Kadar Pasha, Chief of Police 

John Stuart
Talak Pasha, Officer of Turkish Army 

Esme Percy
Ali, the Grand Eunuch 

Walter Rilla
Hassan-Bey