''Checkmate'' (german: Schachmatt) is a 1931 German

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directed by Georg Asagaroff and starring

Gerda Maurus Gerda Maurus (25 August 1903 – 31 July 1968) was an Austrian actress. She was of Croatian descent and initially made her name on stage in Vienna. While performing in the theatre, she was discovered by the director Fritz Lang during a visit to h ...

, Hans Rehmann, and

Trude Berliner Trude Berliner (28 February 1903 – 26 February 1977) was a German actress. She was one of many Jewish actors and actresses who were forced to flee Europe when the Nazis came to power in 1933. Biography Berliner was born Gertrude Berliner in Be ...

. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alexander Ferenczy.

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* 1931 films 1931 drama films Films of the Weimar Republic German drama films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Georg Asagaroff German black-and-white films 1930s German films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub