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1936 German film

The Mysterious Mister X

Directed by	J.A. Hübler-Kahla
Written by	Paul Armont (play) Marcel Gerbidon (play) Jean Manoussi (play) Friedrich Dammann
Produced by	Lothar Stark
Starring	Ralph Arthur Roberts Annemarie Steinsieck Herti Kirchner
Cinematography	Georg Muschner Paul Rischke
Edited by	Lothar Buhle
Music by	Jim Cowler
Production company	Lothar Stark-Film
Distributed by	Tobis Film
Release date	11 June 1936 (1936-06-11)
Country	Germany
Language	German

The Mysterious Mister X (German: Der geheimnisvolle Mister X) is a 1936 German comedy film directed by J.A. Hübler-Kahla and starring Ralph Arthur Roberts, Annemarie Steinsieck and Herti Kirchner.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Gustav A. Knauer and Alexander Mügge.

Synopsis

A British lord, fascinated by crime, spends his time collecting artefacts. He is thrilled when he receives mysterious letters warning that a thief plans to steal a valuable statue from his country house. His secretary persuades him to bring in her fiancée, a private detective, to investigate the case.

Cast

Ralph Arthur Roberts as Lord Wilford
Mady Rahl as Nelly Taylor, Sekretärin
Annemarie Steinsieck as Lady Wilford
Herti Kirchner as Lilian, ihre Tochter
Curt Ackermann as James - ihr Neffe
Hermann Thimig as Richard Murray
Eugen Rex as Smith, Kunsthändler
Robert Jungk as Duncan - Hausmeister auf Schloß Wilford
Erwin Biegel as Williams - Diener auf Schloß Wilford
Willi Schur as Der Nachtwächter auf Schloß Wilford

Other film versions

Monsieur Breloque a disparu [fr] (1938)
Trappola d'amore [it] (1940)

References

Waldman p.205

Bibliography

Waldman, Harry. Nazi Films in America, 1933–1942. McFarland, 2008.

External links

The Mysterious Mister X at IMDb

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