Perpetrator wanted (1931)

  • NR
  • 03/12/1931 (DE)
  • Crime
  • 1h 25m

Overview

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.

Carl Heinz Wolff

Director

Egon Eis

Screenplay

Frank Arnau

Novel

Rudolph Cartier

Screenplay

Cast

Paul Henckels's headshot

Paul Henckels

Konsul Lychner
Gerda Maurus's headshot

Gerda Maurus

Vera - seine Tochter
Karl Ludwig Diehl's headshot

Karl Ludwig Diehl

Dr. Gregor, Redakteur
Fritz Odemar's headshot

Fritz Odemar

Dorner, Diener
Harry Hardt's headshot

Harry Hardt

Wittenhagen, Kriminalkommissar
Ernst Behmer's headshot

Ernst Behmer

Schränker-Ede
Rosa Valetti's headshot

Rosa Valetti

Nachbarin
Gustav Rickelt's headshot

Gustav Rickelt

Arzt

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