Die Maske des Todes - 1. Der Mann mit dem Silberskelett (1920)

Paris late 18th century. Baron Caesar von Artrois is the "man with the silver skeleton", an alleged nobleman, in reality a cunning criminal who only reveals himself to the members of his gang through the silver skeleton attached to the pommel of his stick. This time he is aiming at the hand of the Duke of Anville's daughter, who is engaged to a noble officer. With a mysterious poison from his accomplice, a fortune teller, Artrois puts the duke's daughter into a deep sleep.