Police Report (1934 film)

Police Report
Directed byGeorg Jacoby
Written byWalter Wassermann
Based onDie Frau im schwarzen Schleier by Hedda Lindner
StarringOlga Chekhova
Paul Otto
Hansi Niese
CinematographyFriedl Behn-Grund
Music byFriedrich Wilhelm Rust
Production
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Release date
  • 12 January 1934 (1934-01-12)
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

Police Report (German: Der Polizeibericht meldet) is a 1934 German mystery crime film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Olga Chekhova, Paul Otto and Hansi Niese.[1] [2] It was adapted from the 1932 novel Die Frau im schwarzen Schleier by Hedda Lindne.

Synopsis

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The head of the company is found shot dead, not long after attempting to seduce Gisela Ostercamp, the wife of his business partner. The police investigate and conclude that she is guilty of the murder. She is placed on trial but the murdered man's brother, a lawyer, takes up her case.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Giesen p.145
  2. ^ Rentschler p.230

Bibliography

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  • Giesen, Rolf. The Nosferatu Story: The Seminal Horror Film, Its Predecessors and Its Enduring Legacy. McFarland, 2019.
  • Rentschler, Eric. The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife. Harvard University Press, 1996.
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