''The Master Detective'' (german: Der Meisterdetektiv) is a 1944 German

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Hubert Marischka Hubert Marischka (27 August 1882 – 4 December 1959), brother of Ernst Marischka, was an Austrian operetta tenor, actor, film director and screenwriter. Career Marischka was born in Brunn am Gebirge, the son of Jiří (or Johann) Marisch ...

and starring

Rudolf Platte Rudolf Antonius Heinrich Platte (12 February 1904 – 18 December 1984) was a German actor. Biography Born in Hörde, Westphalia (today part of Dortmund) the son of a merchant, his family moved to Hildesheim three years later. Rudolf left scho ...

who plays a

private detective A private investigator (often abbreviated to PI and informally called a private eye), a private detective, or inquiry agent is a person who can be hired by individuals or groups to undertake investigatory law services. Private investigators of ...

. The film's

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was by

Gustav A. Knauer Gustav A. Knauer (1886–1950) was a German art director.Gemünden p.171 He designed the sets of more than a hundred films during his career. Selected filmography * '' The White Roses of Ravensberg'' (1919) * '' The Flight into Marriage'' (1922) ...

and Arthur Schwarz.

Cast

In alphabetical order *

Georg Alexander Georg Alexander (born Werner Ludwig Georg Lüddeckens; 3 April 1888 – 30 October 1945) was a German film actor who was a prolific presence in German cinema. He also directed a number of films during the silent era. Personal life He was marrie ...

as Rittmeister a. D. Hans-Heinz Langendorff *

Hermann Brix Hermann Brix (1912–1982) was an Austrian stage and film actor.Goble p.34 Selected filmography * '' Maria Ilona'' (1939) * ''Alarm at Station III'' (1939) * '' Der Herr im Haus'' (1940) * ''Counterfeiters'' (1940) * ''Titanic'' (1943) * ''The G ...

as Neffe Helmut Langendorff *

Will Dohm Will Dohm (8 April 1897 – 28 November 1948) was a German film actor. He is the father of the actress Gaby Dohm. Selected filmography * '' Waterloo'' (1929) * ''Cruiser Emden'' (1932) * '' Peter Voss, Thief of Millions'' (1932) * '' The Tunnel' ...

as Diener Balduin *

Fritz Kampers Fritz Kampers (14 July 1891 – 1 September 1950) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1913 and 1950. Early life Fritz Kampers was the son of a Munich hotel owner, spent his early childhood in Garmisch-Partenk ...

as Nachbar Eberhard Matthesius *

Dorit Kreysler Dorit Kreysler (1909–1999) was an Austrian film actress.Goble p.338 Filmography * '' Enjoy Yourselves'' (1934) * ''Mr. Kobin Seeks Adventure'' (1934) * ''Jungfrau gegen Mönch'' (1934) * ''Fresh Wind from Canada'' (1935) * '' A Night on the D ...

as Ballett-Tänzerin Ilse Braun *

as Privatdetektiv Bruch *

Erich Ponto Erich Johannes Bruno Ponto (14 December 1884 – 14 February 1957) was a German film and stage actor. Career Erich Ponto was born in Lübeck as the son of a merchant. After his family had moved to Hamburg-Eimsbüttel, he attended the gymnasium ...

as Gutsbesitzer Theobald Langendorff * Charlotte Schultz as Gesellschafterin Agathe *

Grethe Weiser Grethe Weiser (; 27 February 1903 – 2 October 1970) was a German actress. Biography Born in Hanover, she spent her childhood in Dresden. She escaped from her dominant and sometimes violent father by marrying a Jewish confectionery manufactu ...

as Julia Langendorff

References

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* 1944 comedy films Films of Nazi Germany German comedy films Films directed by Hubert Marischka German black-and-white films 1940s German films {{1940s-Germany-film-stub