The performances of Krauss and Veidt in Caligari had been standard of this style, as they each had encounter in Expressionist-motivated theatre, and as a end result, John D. Barlow explained they appear extra cozy in their surroundings in the film than the other actors. By distinction, Dagover had little encounter in Expressionist theatre, and Barlow argues her acting is fewer harmonious with the film's visible type.