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The Secret of the Red Cat (1949 film)

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The Secret of the Red Cat
Directed byHelmut Weiss
Written byErich Engels
Helmut Weiss
Produced byHeinz Rühmann
Alf Teichs
StarringHeinz Rühmann
Gustav Knuth
Angelika Hauff
CinematographyErich Claunigk
Edited byGertrud Hinz-Nischwitz
Music byWerner Bochmann
Production
company
Comedia-Film
Distributed bySchorcht Filmverleih
Release date
  • 14 April 1949 (1949-04-14)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

The Secret of the Red Cat (German: Das Geheimnis der roten Katze) is a 1949 West German comedy crime film directed by Helmut Weiss and starring Heinz Rühmann, Gustav Knuth and Angelika Hauff.[1] [2] It was a remake of the 1931 film of the same title directed by Erich Schönfelder.[3] It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Mellin.

Synopsis

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André is a struggling actor working at the Red Cat nightclub in Paris where he provides atmosphere by playing a gang leader. He encounters Gloria, the daughter of an American millionaire. When her father's famous "Halifax Diamond is stolen, André is suspected of being the guilty party. In fact the crime was committed by professional thief Pitou. André adopts various disguises in order to expose Pitou's guilt.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Bock & Bergfelder p.252
  2. ^ Körner p.91
  3. ^ Limbacher p.76

Bibliography

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  • Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
  • Körner, Torsten. Der kleine Mann als Star: Heinz Rühmann und seine Filme der 50er Jahre. Campus Verlag, 2001.
  • Limbacher, James L. Haven't I seen you somewhere before?: Remakes, sequels, and series in motion pictures and television, 1896-1978. Pierian Press, 1979.
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