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Perpetrator wanted(1931)
Status: Released
Date: 1931-03-12
50%
5 Votes
Time: 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.
Languages: German.
Countries:
Germany
ProductionCompanies:
Carl-Heinz Wolff Filmproduktion
Movie: Perpetrator wanted
Top 10 Billed Cast
Paul Henckels
Konsul Lychner
Gerda Maurus
Vera - seine Tochter
Karl Ludwig Diehl
Dr. Gregor, Redakteur
Fritz Odemar
Dorner, Diener
Harry Hardt
Wittenhagen, Kriminalkommissar
Ernst Behmer
Schränker-Ede
Rosa Valetti
Nachbarin
Gustav Rickelt
Arzt
Wanda Rotha
Lilly Meißner
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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.
Release Date
1931-03-12
Average
5
Rating:
2.5 startsTagline
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Languages:
Deutsch
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