The Copper (1930 film)

The Copper
Directed by	Richard Eichberg
Written by	Curt J. Braun Rudolph Cartier Max Ehrlich Egon Eis Victor Kendall Géza von Cziffra
Produced by	Richard Eichberg
Starring	Hans Albers Charlotte Susa Margot Landa
Cinematography	Heinrich Gärtner Bruno Mondi
Music by	Hans May
Production companies	British International Pictures Richard Eichberg-Film
Distributed by	Süd-Film
Release date	17 September 1930 (1930-09-17)
Running time	82 minutes
Countries	Germany United Kingdom
Language	German

The Copper or The Grasper (German: Der Greifer) is a 1930 British-German crime film directed by Richard Eichberg and starring Hans Albers, Charlotte Susa and Margot Landa. It is the German-language version of the British film Night Birds, which was also directed by Eichberg but with an English-speaking cast. Both films were made by British International Pictures at their Elstree Studios at a time when such multiple-language versions were common.

It was a success in Germany, launching Albers as a major star. In 1958, the film was remade with Albers reprising his role.

Cast

• Hans Albers as Sgt. Harry Cross
• Charlotte Susa as Dolly Mooreland
• Margot Landa as Alice Cross
• Karl Ludwig Diehl as Snorry
• Eugen Burg as Chief Insp. Warrington
• Harry Hardt as Insp. Sinclair
• Hermann Blaß as Prater-Pepi
• Erich Schönfelder as Barker
• John Mylong as Zahnstocher-Jeff
• Hugo Fischer-Köppe as Whisky-Dick
• Milo de Sabo as Tänzer-Jonny
• Senta Söneland as Frau im Gefängnis
• Hertha von Walther as Flossie
• Wera Engels as Mabel
• Leo Monosson as Stimmungssänger
• Charlie Roellinghoff as Hausherr
• Lotte Stein as Hausfrau
• Peggy White as Zigarettenmädchen

Bibliography

• Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

• The Copper at IMDb