Norbert Jacques

Norbert Jacques (6 June 1880 – 15 May 1954) was a Luxembourgish novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and translator who wrote in German. He was born in Luxembourg-Eich, Luxembourg and died in Koblenz, West Germany. He created the character Dr. Mabuse, who was a feature of some of his novels. Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler, the first novel to feature Mabuse, was one of the bestsellers of its time; it sold over 500,000 copies in Germany. Today, Jacques is known best for Dr. Mabuse. In 1922, he received German citizenship.

Novels

 * Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler (1921)
 * Ingenieur Mars (1923)
 * Mensch gegen Mensch (1924)
 * Plüsch und Plümowski (1927)
 * Mabuses Kolonie (1930, fragment) – Never finished. First published in 1994.
 * Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse (1932) – First published in 1950 under the title Dr. Mabuses letztes Spiel. In the late 1980s, it was reprinted under its original title.
 * Chemiker Null (1934) – Serialized in 1934. First reprinted in a book in 1994.
 * Leidenschaft: Ein Schiller-Roman (1939)

Short stories

 * "Dr. Mabuse auf dem Presseball" (1923)

Translations

 * Maurice Renard - Les Mains d'Orlac. Published in German as Orlac’s Hände (1922).
 * Rudyard Kipling - Stalky & Co. Published in German as Staaks und Genossen (1928).
 * Rudyard Kipling - Captains Courageous. Published in German as Fischerjungs: Ein Seeroman (1930).
 * Hugh Walpole - Jeremy at Crale. Published in German as Jeremy auf der Schule (1931).

Selected filmography

 * Dr. Mabuse the Gambler (1922) – Adaptation of Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler.
 * Man Against Man (1924) – Adaptation of Mensch gegen Mensch. Screenplay written by Jacques.
 * The Bordello in Rio (1927) – Adaptation of Plüsch und Plümowski.
 * The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)
 * Friedrich Schiller – The Triumph of a Genius (1940) – Adaptation of Leidenschaft: Ein Schiller-Roman.
 * Blondes for Export (1950) – Adaptation of Plüsch und Plümowski. Screenplay written by Jacques.
 * Final Destination: Red Lantern (1960) – Adaptation of Plüsch und Plümowski.
 * The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960) – Based on characters created by Jacques.
 * The Return of Doctor Mabuse (1961) – Based on characters created by Jacques.
 * The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1962) – Remake of the 1933 film.
 * The Invisible Dr. Mabuse (1962)
 * Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse (1963) – Based on characters created by Jacques.
 * The Secret of Dr. Mabuse (1964) a.k.a. The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse – Based on characters created by Jacques.
 * The Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse (1971) - Spanish film directed by Jesus Franco
 * Dr. M (1990) – Adaptation of Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler.