Perpetrator wanted (1931)
A dedicated editor, who is engaged to the daughter of a wealthy senator thrills her father with a lecture about convictions based on circumstantial evidence. When a corpse with a disfigured face is found in the house of the senator, evidence points to the editor. An entertaining thriller with a fairly intricate plot and some critical comments on the practice of the law. Based on the novel "Der geschlossene Ring" by Frank Arnau.
Director:
Carl Heinz Wolff
Writers:
Egon Eis, Rudolph Cartier.
Paul Henckels Konsul Lychner |
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Gerda Maurus Vera - seine Tochter |
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Karl Ludwig Diehl Dr. Gregor, Redakteur |
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Fritz Odemar Dorner, Diener |
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Harry Hardt Wittenhagen, Kriminalkommissar |
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Ernst Behmer Schränker-Ede |
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Rosa Valetti Nachbarin |
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Gustav Rickelt Arzt |
Writing | Egon Eis | Screenplay |
Writing | Rudolph Cartier | Screenplay |
Directing | Carl Heinz Wolff | Director |
Writing | Frank Arnau | Novel |