Tread Softly (1965 film)

Tready Softly
Directed by	Harald Philipp
Written by	George Hurdalek
Produced by	Heinz Willeg
Starring	George Nader Horst Frank Sylvia Pascal
Cinematography	Albert Benitz
Edited by	Klaus Dudenhöfer
Music by	Peter Thomas
Production companies	Allianz Filmproduktion Constantin Film
Distributed by	Constantin Film
Release date	6 May 1965
Running time	89 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

Tready Softly/The Violin Case Murders (German title:Schüsse aus dem Geigenkasten) is a 1965 German thriller film directed by Fritz Umgelter and starring George Nader, Heinz Weiss and Sylvia Pascal. It is the first in the Jerry Cotton series of films.

Plot

A prolific bunch of safe crackers retrieves a great deal of booty. They work all over the US and kill everybody standing in their way. Once it is brought to the notice of FBI director Mr. High that these crimes are committed by the same gangsters, he doesn't hesitate to assign special agent Jerry Cotton. Pretending to be a criminal himself, special agent Cotton joins the criminal underworld. He demonstrates his toughness by beating up some street fighters in a bar and pretends he wanted to join forces with a gang of equally ruthless characters. After he has managed to infiltrate the targeted gang, he eventually finds himself in a duel with their boss Kilborne.

Cast

• George Nader ... Jerry Cotton
• Heinz Weiss ... Phil Decker
• Sylvia Pascal ... Kitty Springfield
• Helga Schlack ... Helen
• Helmut Förnbacher ... Percy
• Philippe Guégan ... Sniff
• Hans E. Schons ... Christallo
• Hans Waldherr ... Babe
• Heidi Leupolt ... Mary Springfield
• Franz Rudnick ... Dr. Jim Kilborne
• Robert Rathke ... Latschek
• Richard Münch ... Mr. John High

Bibliography

• Blake, Matt; Deal, David (2004). The Eurospy Guide. Baltimore: Luminary Press. ISBN 978-1-887664-52-3.

External links

• Tread Softly at IMDb