It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
A dedicated editor, who is engaged to the daughter of a wealthy senator thrills her father with a lecture about convictions based on circumstantial evidence. When a corpse with a disfigured face is found in the house of the senator, evidence points to the editor. An entertaining thriller with a fairly intricate plot and some critical comments on the practice of the law. Based on the novel "Der geschlossene Ring" by Frank Arnau.
Ratings
| Source | Rating |
|---|---|
| TMDB | 5.9/107 votes |
Key crew
- Carl Heinz WolffDirector
- Egon EisScreenplay
- Rudolph CartierScreenplay
Cast
- Paul HenckelsKonsul Lychner
- Gerda MaurusVera - seine Tochter
- Karl Ludwig DiehlDr. Gregor, Redakteur
- Fritz OdemarDorner, Diener
- Harry HardtWittenhagen, Kriminalkommissar
- Ernst BehmerSchränker-Ede
- Rosa ValettiNachbarin
- Gustav RickeltArzt
- Julius E. HerrmannBachmann, Nachtredakteur
- Wanda RothaLilly Meißner
- Harry FrankDr. Wiese, Verteidiger
- Fritz SchroeterKriminalassistent