Inquest (1931 German film)

Inquest
Inquest
Directed by	Robert Siodmak
Written by	Max Alsberg (play); (play); Robert Liebmann; Hans Müller; Robert Siodmak;
Produced by	Erich Pommer
Starring	Albert Bassermann; Gustav Fröhlich; Hans Brausewetter;
Cinematography	Otto Baecker; Konstantin Irmen-Tschet;
Edited by	Viktor Gertler
Production; company	UFA
Distributed by	UFA
Release date	20 April 1931;
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Inquest (German: Voruntersuchung) is a 1931 German crime film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Albert Bassermann, Gustav Fröhlich and Hans Brausewetter. Along with another film that Siodmak made the same year Storms of Passion, it anticipates the later development of film noir.^[1] It was made by German's largest studio Universum Film, with sets designed by art director Erich Kettelhut. Paul Martin, who soon after emerged as a leading director, was assistant director to Siodmak on the film. It was based on a 1927 play of the same title by Max Alsberg and Ernst Hesse. A separate French-language version About an Inquest was also produced.

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.

Cast[]

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

References[]

^ Spicer p. 281

Bibliography[]

Spicer, Andrew (2010). Historical Dictionary of Film Noir. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7378-0.

External links[]

Inquest at IMDb
Voruntersuchung Full movie at the Deutsche Filmothek

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[1] Spicer p. 281

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