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Burglars (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Burglars' is a 1930 German musical comedy film directed by Hanns Schwarz and starring Ralph Arthur Roberts, Lilian Harvey, Willy Fritsch, and Heinz Rhmann. It is also known in English by the alternative title 'Murder For Sale'. It is based on the French play "Guignol le cambrioleur" by Louis Verneuil, who co-wrote the screenplay. A French-language version, titled 'Caught in the Act', was filmed at the same time.Film notes to Black Hill Picture's DVD release of the film The film was intended by the studio UFA as a follow-up to the hit musical 'The Three from the Filling Station'.
The film's set were designed by the art director Erich Kettelhut. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin with location filming also taking place in Paris.
Plot
A young wife married to a much older toymaker is seduced by a dashing young thief who plans to rob them.
Cast
* Ralph Arthur Roberts as Dumontier
* Lilian Harvey as Rene
* Willy Fritsch as Durand
* Heinz Rhmann as Srigny
* Margarethe Koeppke as Mimi
* Oskar Sima as Der Diener
* Gertrud Wolle as Hortense
* Kurt Gerron as 1. Polizeikommisar
* Paul Henckels as 2. Polizeikommisar
References
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