Let There Be Light (1917 film)

Let There Be Light (Es werde Licht!) is a 1917 German silent drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Bernd Aldor, Hugo Flink and Nelly Lagarst. It was followed by three sequels. The film was a protest against Germany's anti-abortion law, and also touched on the dangers of syphilis. It is a lost film.

The film's sets were designed by the art director August Rinaldi. Manfred Noa was employed as an artistic consultant.

Cast

 * Bernd Aldor as Georg Mauthner, Arzt
 * Hugo Flink as Paul Maunther, Maler, Georgs Bruder
 * Nelly Lagarst as Assistantin
 * Ernst Ludwig as Stadtrat Kaufherr
 * Leontine Kühnberg as Else, dessen Tochter
 * Lupu Pick as Dr. Franzius, annoncierender Arzt
 * Max Gülstorff as Patient
 * Kurt Vespermann as Gerd
 * Kathe Oswald as Ingeborg
 * Conrad Veidt as Herr Kramer