Police Report (German: Der Polizeifunk meldet) is a 1939 German crime thriller film directed by Rudolf van der Noss and starring Lola Müthel, Hans Zesch-Ballot and Erich Fiedler.[1] It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Heinrich Beisenherz and Alfred Bütow. It was produced and distributed by Terra Film.
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| Directed by | Rudolf van der Noss |
| Written by | Axel Rudolf (novel) Hanns Marschall Georg Zoch |
| Produced by | Viktor von Struwe |
| Starring | Lola Müthel Hans Zesch-Ballot Erich Fiedler |
| Cinematography | Carl Drews |
| Edited by | Anna Höllering |
| Music by | Wolfgang Zeller |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Terra Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Synopsis
editTwo men attempting industrial espionage on a new chemical invention become caught up in a murder case for which they have no alibi.
Cast
edit- Lola Müthel as Inge Flint, Cheflaborantin
- Hans Zesch-Ballot as Benken, Kriminalkommissar
- Erich Fiedler as Erich Wiesneck
- Jaspar von Oertzen as Dr. Berthold Mahr
- Albert Lippert as Harry Hornemann, Kaufmann
- Hans Stiebner as Tesch, Penionsinhaber
- Herbert Gernot as Berg, Kriminalsekretär
- Roma Bahn as Frau Duval, Modehausbesitzerin
- Elsa Wagner as Frau Kapland, Vermieterin
- Lotte Rausch as Grete, Dienstmädchen
- Jack Trevor as Percy Duffins
- Werner Pledath as Dieffenbach, Kriminalrat
- F.W. Schröder-Schrom as Mahr, Kommerzienrat
- Bruno Fritz as Müller, Kriminalsekretär
- Otto Matthies as Hebert Timm / Faber / Ganove
References
editBibliography
edit- Giesen, Rolf. The Nosferatu Story: The Seminal Horror Film, Its Predecessors and Its Enduring Legacy. McFarland, 2019.
- Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1939. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.
- Rentschler, Eric. The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife. Harvard University Press, 1996.
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