1931 film
Inquest Directed by Robert Siodmak Written by Produced by Erich Pommer Starring Cinematography Edited by Viktor Gertler Production
Distributed by UFA Release date
20 April 1931 (1931-04-20 ) Running time
95 minutes Country Germany Language German
Inquest German : Voruntersuchung crime film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Albert Bassermann , Gustav Fröhlich and Hans Brausewetter . Along with another film that Siodmak made the same year Storms of Passion film noir .[ 1] Universum Film , with sets designed by art director Erich Kettelhut . Paul Martin , who soon after emerged as a leading director, was assistant director to Siodmak on the film. It was based on a 1927 play of the same title by Max Alsberg and Ernst Hesse. A separate French-language version About an Inquest
Synopsis
When a prostitute is murdered in a cheap Berlin boarding house , an investigating judge suspects that the killer is her boyfriend, unaware that his own son and daughter are also mixed up in the case.
Background
The film was shot from February 18 to March 1931 in Berlin-Tiergarten and in the Ufa studio in Neubabelsberg . The buildings were created by Erich Kettelhut. The street signs and house numbers in the picture indicate Mittelstraße 63 as the location of the action.[ 2]
Cast
Albert Bassermann as Dr. Konrad Bienert, LandgerichtsratGustav Fröhlich as Fritz Bernt, StudentHans Brausewetter as Walter Bienert, Beinerts Sohn, StudentCharlotte Ander as Gerda Bienert - Bienerts TochterAnni Markart as Erna KabischEdith Meinhard as Mella ZiehrOskar Sima as Karl Zülke, PortierJulius Falkenstein as Anatol Scherr, ein HausbewohnerHeinrich Gretler as Kurt Brann, sein UntermieterHermann Speelmans as Bruno Klatte, ArtistJakob Tiedtke as Ein genierter HerrGerhard Bienert as Baumann, KriminalkommissarHeinz Berghaus as Schneider, KriminalbeamterCarl Lambertin as Kriebel, KiminalbeamterEmilia Unda Erwin Splettstößer
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