In the early years of cinema it can easily be said that Germany was at the forefront of experimentation, with striking examples such as Doctor Caligari, Nosferatu and the Doctor Mabuse the Gambler. How when watching two of these films, Nosferatu and Dr Mabuse the Gambler, you can find a similar theme running through everything. This theme is that of Weimar insecurity towards strangers and otherness towards different cultures. Although both films have different stories in their simplest form, both films see someone enter the idyllic lives of the protagonist not only destroying their lives but also those of ordinary people. It is worth noting that Sons Nosferatu and Doctor Mabuse the Gambler were filmed in the turbulent 1920s of the Weimar period, when Germany was still dealing with the aftermath of the war and with outside powers like France invading German territory and at the same time political policies. the unrest had reached its peak. With all these changes taking place, it is easy to see why Germany might have thought that outsiders were at work trying to reshape modern Germany. This is why in these early turbulent years before the golden age of Weimar we see such strong use of the other/outsider as a stand-in for events that occurred in Germany. In Nosferatu this takes the form of Count Orlok/Dracula who comes from outside Germany, bringing death and disease with him. The most often assumed identity of Orlok's otherness is that of the stereotypically antisematic representation of the Jew. This comes from Orlok's facial features such as his hooked noses, long ears, and bushy eyebrows. Additionally, Count Orlok brings with him rats that spread the plague, a theme that had been turned against the Jews in the Middle Ages. Orlok represents Jews and also plays with the idea that Jews and Communists...... middle of paper ......and the Gambler part 1, directed by Fritz Lang 1922, Youtube video, 2:02, access May 14, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqglLUaOUvcDr. Mabuse the Gamble part 2, Directed by Fritz Lang 1922, Youtube Video, 1:54, accessed May 14, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDMJVdWtU8cElsaesser, Thomas “No end to Nosferatu” at Weimar Cinema , and. Noah Isenberg, New York: Columbia University Press, 2009Gunning, Tom., “Dr. Mabuse, The Gambler (1922) by Fritz Lang in Weimar cinema, ed. Noah Isenberg, New York: Columbia University Press, 2009Nosferatu, directed by F.W. Murnau 1922, Youtube video, 1:32, accessed May 14, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBKI5Zb9v14Rippey, Thefora F., " Rationalizations, race, and the Weimar response to jazz". German Life and Letters, vol. 60 n.1 2007 Tatar, Maria., Lustmord New Jersey, Princeton University Press 1995