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directed by

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and starring

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and

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. It was made at the former

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areaKlaus p.152 which were now controlled by Froelich. The film's sets were designed by the

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. It is based on a novel of the same title by Hans Joachim Freiherr von Reizenstein. It was remade in 1955 as ''

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Cast

as Oberwachtmeister Willi Schwenke *

as Maria Schönborn, Verkäuferin im Blumenhaus Floris *

as Oberwachtmeister Wölfert * Katja Bennefeld as Frau Wölfert, Marias Schwester *

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as Baankier Wenkstern *

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as Rena, seine Frau * Falk May as Hans-Helmut, ihr Sohn * Ruth Nitsche as Sybille, ihre Tochter *

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as Erna Zuwade, Stütze bei Wenkstern * Ellen Geyer as Emma, Köchin bei Wenkstern * Herbert Gernot as Fritsch, Chauffeur bei Wenkstern * Claire Fuchs-Kaufmann as Fanny Mehlmann, Wirtin von 'Fannys gute Stube' *

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* Anna Dammann *

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as Ein Stammgast *

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as Ein Kellner * Knut Hartwig as Obermeister * Willy Kaufman *

Maria Krahn Maria Krahn (1896–1977) was a German actress. Selected filmography * '' Wibbel the Tailor'' (1931) * '' Pappi'' (1934) * ''A Woman With Power of Attorney'' (1934) * '' Hermine and the Seven Upright Men'' (1935) * '' The Private Life of Louis ...

Anna Müller-Lincke Anna Müller-Lincke (8 April 1869 – 24 January 1935) was a German stage and film actress and soubrette. Selected filmography * '' Where Is Coletti?'' (1913) * '' The Firm Gets Married'' (1914) * '' The New Paradise'' (1921) * '' Den of Iniqui ...

* Hans Paschen *

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as Karl Franke *

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as Radmann *

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* Leo Sloma

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Klaus, Ulrich J. ''Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1935''. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.

External links

* 1935 films Films of Nazi Germany German crime drama films 1935 crime drama films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Carl Froelich Police detective films Tobis Film films German black-and-white films 1930s German films Films scored by Hanson Milde-Meissner {{1930s-crime-drama-film-stub