Der rote Kreis (1929 film)
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Genre Mystery Music director Edmund Meisel Country Britain/Germany | Director Frederic Zelnik Running time 1h 49m Story by Edgar Wallace | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Language Silent, and
De Forest Phonofilm Release date 25 March 1929 (Berlin) Based on novel The Crimson Circle by Edgar Wallace Writer Edgar Wallace (novel), Fanny Carlsen, Howard Caye Cast Lya Mara, Fred Louis Lerch, Stewart Rome Similar movies The Crimson Circle (1940) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Der rote Kreis (English: The Crimson Circle) is a 1929 British-German crime film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Fred Louis Lerch, and Stewart Rome.
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The film, a co-production between British International Pictures and Efzet Film, was made in both a silent version and a sound version filmed in the Phonofilm sound-on-film system. In March 1929, this film and The Clue of the New Pin, filmed in the British Phototone sound-on-disc process, were previewed in London.
The film is an adaptation of the Edgar Wallace novel The Crimson Circle in which Scotland Yard detectives battle a gang of blackmailers. A previous UK version was filmed in 1922.
Plot
Police battle against a gang of blackmailers known as The Crimson Circle.
Similar Movies
The Crimson Circle (1940). Edgar Wallace wrote the story for Der rote Kreis and What Have You Done to Solange?. Edgar Wallace wrote the story for Der rote Kreis and Seven Blood Stained Orchids. Edgar Wallace wrote the story for Der rote Kreis and Der Frosch mit der Maske. Edgar Wallace wrote the story for Der rote Kreis and The Bloodstained Butterfly.
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References
Der rote Kreis (1929 film) WikipediaDer rote Kreis (1929 film) IMDb