The Secret of the Red Cat
Directed byErich Schönfelder
Written byArnold Lippschitz
Erich Philippi
Karl Wilczynski
Produced byErich Engels
StarringRosa Valetti
Hans Junkermann
Margot Landa
CinematographyBruno Mondi
Edited byWilly Zeunert
Music byFranz Grothe
Production
company
Deutsche Tonfilm Produktions
Distributed byErich Engels-Film
Release date
22 May 1931
Running time
87 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

The Secret of the Red Cat (German: Das Geheimnis der roten Katze) is a 1931 German comedy crime film directed by Erich Schönfelder and starring Rosa Valetti, Hans Junkermann and Margot Landa.[1] [2] It was shot at the Grunewald Studios in Berlin and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Willi Herrmann and Herbert Lippschitz. It was remade as a 1949 film of the same title starring Heinz Rühmann.[3]

Synopis

The shady Red Cat nightclub is visited by American millionaire Tobias Jefferson and his daughter Jessie. He has just acquired the famous and very valuable Halifax Diamond which attracts the interest of various regulars at the nightspot. With the help of André Dupont, Jessie is ultimately able to prevent the theft of the diamond.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Klaus p.94
  2. ^ Schöning p.55
  3. ^ Limbacher p.76

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