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The Ringer (1932 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Ringer' (German: 'Der Hexer') is a 1932 Austrian-German mystery film directed by Martin Fri and Karel Lama and starring Paul Richter, Maria Matray and Wera Engels. It is a screen adaptation of Edgar Wallace's 1925 novel 'The Ringer'.Bergfelder p.145 Another German version, 'Der Hexer', was made in 1964. It was shot at the Sievering Studios in Vienna. The film's sets were designed by the art director Heinz Fenchel.
Synopsis
A master of disguise, the notorious "Ringer" has returned to London and is sending threatening messages to the criminal Maurice Meister. Inspector Wenbury of Scotland Yard is deputed to capture the elusive Ringer before he is able to murder Meister.
Cast
* Paul Richter as Inspektor Wenbury
* Maria Matray as Mary Lenley
* Carl Walther Meyer as John Lenley
* Wera Engels as Cora Ann Milton
* Fritz Rasp as Maurice Meister
* Paul Henckels as Hauptinspektor Bliss
* Leopold Kramer as Polizeiarzt Dr. Lomond
* Karl Etlinger as Sam Hackitt
* Karl Forest as Oberst Walford
* Franz Schafheitlin as Wachtmeister Carter
See also
* 'The Ringer' (1928)
* 'The Ringer' (1931)
* 'The Gaunt Stranger' (1938)
* 'The Ringer' (1952)
* 'Der Hexer' (1964)
References
Bibliography
* Bergfelder, Tim. 'International Adventures: German Popular Cinema and European Co-Productions in the 1960s'. Berghahn Books, 2005.
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