The Inn on the River
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Directed by	Alfred Vohrer
Written by	Harald G. Petersson Egon Eis Gerhard F. Hummel [de]
Based on	The India-Rubber Men by Edgar Wallace
Produced by	Horst Wendlandt
Starring	Joachim Fuchsberger
Cinematography	Karl Löb
Edited by	Carl Otto Bartning
Music by	Martin Böttcher
Production company	Rialto Film
Distributed by	Constantin Film
Release date	28 September 1962 (1962-09-28)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

The Inn on the River (German: Das Gasthaus an der Themse/ The Inn on the Thames) is a 1962 West German crime film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Joachim Fuchsberger, Eddi Arent and Klaus Kinski.^[1] It is part of a cycle of films based on the novels of Edgar Wallace, produced in West Germany in the 1950s and 1960s.

Cast

• Joachim Fuchsberger as Inspector Wade
• Brigitte Grothum as Leila Smith
• Elisabeth Flickenschildt as Nelly Oaks
• Klaus Kinski as Gregor Gubanow
• Eddi Arent as Barnaby
• Richard Münch as Dr. Collins
• Jan Hendriks as Roger Lane
• Heinz Engelmann as Mr. Broen
• Siegfried Schürenberg as Sir John
• Hela Gruel [de] as Anna Smith
• Hans Paetsch as Solicitor
• Rudolf Fenner [de] as Big Willy

Production

It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Mathias Matthies and Ellen Schmidt. As with other early entries in the series it was made in black and white.

The script was based on Edgar Wallace's 1929 novel The India-Rubber Men. Cinematography took place at Hamburg from 6 June to 11 July 1962.^[2]

Reception

The FSK gave the film a rating of "16 and older" and found it not appropriate for screenings on public holidays.^[2]