Inquest (1931)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 25M

Director : Robert Siodmak

Synopsis

When a prostitute is murdered in a cheap Berlin boarding house, an investigating judge suspects that the killer is her boyfriend, unaware that his own son and daughter are also mixed up in the case.

Actors

Albert Bassermann
Albert Bassermann
Dr. Konrad Bienert, Landgerichtsrat
Gustav Fröhlich
Gustav Fröhlich
Fritz Bernt, Student
Hans Brausewetter
Hans Brausewetter
Walter Bienert, Beinerts Sohn, Student
Oskar Sima
Oskar Sima
Karl Zülke, Portier
Heinrich Gretler
Heinrich Gretler
Kurt Brann, sein Untermieter
Julius Falkenstein
Julius Falkenstein
Anatol Scherr, ein Hausbewohner
Gerhard Bienert
Gerhard Bienert
Baumann, Kriminalkommissar
Charlotte Ander
Charlotte Ander
Gerda Bienert - Bienerts Tochter
Annie Markart
Annie Markart
Erna Kabisch
Edith Meinhard
Edith Meinhard
Mella Ziehr
Hermann Speelmans
Hermann Speelmans
Bruno Klatte, Artist
Jakob Tiedtke
Jakob Tiedtke
Ein genierter Herr
Heinz Berghaus
Heinz Berghaus
Schneider, Kriminalbeamter
Carl Lambertin
Carl Lambertin
Kriebel, Kiminalbeamter
Emilia Unda
Emilia Unda
Erwin Splettstößer
Erwin Splettstößer

Crews

Robert Siodmak
Robert Siodmak
Director
Robert Siodmak
Robert Siodmak
Writer
Hans Müller
Hans Müller
Writer
Robert Liebmann
Robert Liebmann
Writer
Max Alsberg
Max Alsberg
Theatre Play
Ernst Hesse
Ernst Hesse
Theatre Play
Erich Pommer
Erich Pommer
Producer
Otto Baecker
Otto Baecker
Director of Photography
Konstantin Irmen-Tschet
Konstantin Irmen-Tschet
Director of Photography
Viktor Gertler
Viktor Gertler
Editor
Erich Kettelhut
Erich Kettelhut
Art Direction
Eberhard Klagemann
Eberhard Klagemann
Sound Designer
Fritz Thiery
Fritz Thiery
Sound Designer

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