The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes (German: Der Mann, der Sherlock Holmes war) is a 1937 German mystery comedy film directed by Karl Hartl and starring Hans Albers, Heinz Rühmann and Marieluise Claudius.
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| Directed by | Karl Hartl |
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| Produced by | Alfred Greven |
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| Cinematography | Fritz Arno Wagner |
| Edited by | Gertrud Hinz-Nischwitz |
| Music by | Hans Sommer |
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| Distributed by | UFA |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Hunte and Willy Schiller. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin.
Plot
editDetective Morris Flynn (Hans Albers) and his assistant Macky McMacpherson (Heinz Rühmann), masquerading as Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson, investigate two attractive sisters, Mary and Jane Berry, and the theft and forgery of valuable postage stamps.
Reception
editLexikon des Internationalen Films calls it a swinging, lively comedy. Albers and Rühmann have been two longtime major stars of German cinema and are still known for the main song in this movie, Jawoll, meine Herr'n.
Release
editThe Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes was released on DVD on 24 March 2009.[1]
Cast
edit- Hans Albers as Morris Flint
- Heinz Rühmann as Macky McPherson
- Marieluise Claudius as Mary Berry
- Hansi Knoteck as Jane Berry
- Hilde Weissner as Madame Ganymare
- Günther Ballier as Kriminalbeamter
- Paul Bildt as Lachender Mann
- Erich Dunskus as Chef der Kriminalpolizei
- Angelo Ferrari as Gangster Fred im Expresszug
- Lothar Geist as Erwin Wutzke
- Aribert Grimmer as Kriminalbeamter
- Harry Hardt as Freds Kumpel Billy
- Clemens Hasse as Ganove Peter
- Edwin Jürgensen as Prosecutor
- Hans Junkermann as Exzellenz Vangon
- Ernst Legal as Dieter Jean
- Paul Schwed as Der lange Poll
- F.W. Schröder-Schrom as Polizeidirektor
- Willi Schur as Bahnbeamter
- Théo Tony as Kriminalbeamter
- Ernst Waldow as Hoteldetektiv
- Erich Walter as Hoteldirektor
- Heinz Wemper as Verwalter des Lombard-Hauses
- Walter Werner as Dr. Balderin
References
edit- ^ "The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes : Overview". Allmovie. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
Bibliography
edit- R. A. Stemmle: Der Mann, der Sherlock Holmes war. Roman nach dem gleichnamigen Film von R. A. Stemmle und Karl Hartl. Droemer Knaur, München / Zürich 1981, ISBN 3-426-00730-4
- Michael Ross (Hrsg.): Sherlock Holmes in Film und Fernsehen. Ein Handbuch. Baskerville Bücher, Cologne 2003, ISBN 3-930932-03-2