The Squeeker (1931)
Der Zinker
- Date of release
- 1931-07-30
- TMDB
- 5.6 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 4m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Director
- Karl Forest, Martin Frič, Karel Lamač
Casting
- Lissy Arna — Lillie Trent
- Karl Ludwig Diehl — Captain Leslie
- Fritz Rasp — Frank Sutton
- Peggy Norman — Beryl Stedman, seine Nichte
- Paul Hörbiger — Reporter Josuah Harras
- S.Z. Sakall — Bill "Billy" Anerley, Direktor des "Leopard-Clubs"
- John Mylong — Harry Webber, genannt "Juwelen Harry"
- Robert Thoeren — Charles "Charly" Tillmann
- Ernst Reicher — Inspektor Elford
- Karl Forest — Sergeant Miller
- Iwa Wanja — Manikürefräulein
- Antonie Jaeckel — Garderobiere im „Leopard-Club“
Interesting facts
- Based on: The Squeaker
The Squeaker is a 1931 German crime film directed by Martin Frič and Karel Lamač and starring Lissy Arna, Karl Ludwig Diehl and Fritz Rasp. It is an adaptation of the 1927 Edgar Wallace novel The Squeaker. This adaptation introduced the mix of suspense and comedy that would come to define numerous German Wallace adaptations over the following decades. Lamač followed it up with another Wallace film The Ringer in 1932. The film's sets were designed by the art director Heinz Fenchel. It was shot at the Halensee Studios in Berlin and on location in Prague.
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