''The Legacy of Pretoria'' (german: Das Erbe von Pretoria) is a 1934

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directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Paul Hartmann,

Charlotte Susa Charlotte Susa (1 March 1898 – 28 July 1976) was a German actress. Biography Susa was born Charlotta Wegmüller near Memel, East Prussia and first appeared on a stage in 1915 at Tilsit. She chose her mother's maiden name "Susa" as her stage ...

and

Paul Henckels Paul Henckels (9 September 1885 – 27 May 1967) was a German film and stage actor. He appeared in more than 230 films between 1921 and 1965. Paul Henckels had started his acting career on the stage in the 1900s. He was well known for his e ...

.Bock & Bergfelder p. 193 It was based on the novel ''Die Reise nach Pretoria'' by

Ludwig von Wohl Louis de Wohl (earlier Ludwig von Wohl, born Lajos Theodor Gaspar Adolf Wohl) was a German-born Catholic author, and had served as an astrologer notable for his work with MI5 from England during World War II. Sixteen of his popular pre-war novel ...

. A German man inherits a business in

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, but struggles to run it. It was shot at the

Bavaria Studios Bavaria Studios are film production studios located in Munich, the capital of the region of Bavaria in Germany, and a subsidiary of Bavaria Film. History The studios were constructed in the suburb of Geiselgasteig in 1919 shortly after the Fi ...

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

Max Seefelder Max Seefelder (1897–1970) was a German art director.Drewniak p.40 He designed the sets for around 80 films during his career. Selected filmography * ''The Tunnel'' (1933) * '' The Master Detective'' (1933) * ''Inheritance in Pretoria'' (1934) * ...

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* 1934 films German drama films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Johannes Meyer Films based on German novels Films set in South Africa Films of Nazi Germany Films shot at Bavaria Studios Bavaria Film films German black-and-white films 1934 drama films 1930s German films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub