Acrobat assumes identity of jailed fellow-artist to take over a theatre which had been bequeathed to him. He is suspected of murdering the acrobat but is cleared in the end.
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Cast
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Gustav Fröhlich
Erich Holsten
Known for
Metropolis
Asphalt
René Deltgen
Robert Torreani
Known for
The Tiger of Eschnapur
The Mysterious Magician
Curt J. Braun
Hermann Brüning
Inge Landgut
Marianne
Known for
M
Carl Froelich
Also in
Toteninsel
Willi Rose
Koldewey
Known for
The Captain from Kopenick
Arno Paulsen
Bichler
Known for
The Murderers Are Among Us
Erna Sellmer
Francesca
Known for
The Murderers Are Among Us
Werner Stock
Conny Cleve
Also in
The Donkey, The Table and The Stick
Little Red Riding Hood
Paul Westermeier
Also in
The Devil's General
Dawn
Otto Gebühr
Known for
The Golem: How He Came into the World
Gustav Fröhlich Director · Curt J. Braun Writer Fritz Arno Wagner Cinematographer
First release November 23, 1951 · Produced in Germany
Production
Carl Froelich-Film GmbH
Production
Germany
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Languages
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Austria · November 23, 1951
Germany · December 21, 1951
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
September 18, 1953 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 16, 1954
Sweden
May 11, 1953 · Theatrical
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