The Mysterious Mister X
Appearance
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Directed by | J.A. Hübler-Kahla |
Written by | Paul Armont (play) Marcel Gerbidon (play) Jean Manoussi (play) Friedrich Dammann |
Produced by | Lothar Stark |
Starring | Ralph Arthur Roberts Annemarie Steinsieck Herti Kirchner |
Cinematography | Georg Muschner Paul Rischke |
Edited by | Lothar Buhle |
Music by | Jim Cowler |
Production company | Lothar Stark-Film |
Distributed by | Tobis Film |
Release date | 11 June 1936 |
Country | Germany |
Language | German |
The Mysterious Mister X (German: Der geheimnisvolle Mister X) is a 1936 German comedy film directed by J.A. Hübler-Kahla and starring Ralph Arthur Roberts, Annemarie Steinsieck and Herti Kirchner.[1]
The film's sets were designed by the art director Gustav A. Knauer and Alexander Mügge.
Synopsis
A British lord, fascinated by crime, spends his time collecting artefacts. He is thrilled when he receives mysterious letters warning that a thief plans to steal a valuable statue from his country house. His secretary persuades him to bring in her fiancée, a private detective, to investigate the case.
Cast
- Ralph Arthur Roberts as Lord Wilford
- Mady Rahl as Nelly Taylor, Sekretärin
- Annemarie Steinsieck as Lady Wilford
- Herti Kirchner as Lilian, ihre Tochter
- Curt Ackermann as James - ihr Neffe
- Hermann Thimig as Richard Murray
- Eugen Rex as Smith, Kunsthändler
- Robert Jungk as Duncan - Hausmeister auf Schloß Wilford
- Erwin Biegel as Williams - Diener auf Schloß Wilford
- Willi Schur as Der Nachtwächter auf Schloß Wilford
Other film versions
- Monsieur Breloque a disparu (1938)
- Trappola d'amore (1940)
References
- ^ Waldman p.205
Bibliography
- Waldman, Harry. Nazi Films in America, 1933–1942. McFarland, 2008.
External links
Categories:
- 1936 films
- 1930s comedy mystery films
- 1930s crime comedy films
- German crime comedy films
- Films of Nazi Germany
- 1930s German-language films
- Films directed by Johann Alexander Hübler-Kahla
- Films set in England
- German films based on plays
- Tobis Film films
- 1936 comedy films
- 1930s German films
- 1930s German film stubs