Perpetrator Wanted
1931, German. Directed by Carl Heinz Wolff.
A dedicated editor, who is engaged to the daughter of a wealthy senator thrills her father with a lecture about convictions based on circumstantial evidence. When a corpse with a disfigured face is found in the house of the senator, evidence points to the editor. An entertaining thriller with a fairly intricate plot and some critical comments on the practice of the law. Based on the novel "Der geschlossene Ring" by Frank Arnau.
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Carl Heinz WolffDirector
- Paul HenckelsKonsul Lychner
- Gerda MaurusVera - seine Tochter
- Karl Ludwig DiehlDr. Gregor, Redakteur
- Fritz OdemarDorner, Diener
- Harry HardtWittenhagen, Kriminalkommissar
- Ernst BehmerSchränker-Ede
- Rosa ValettiNachbarin
- Gustav RickeltArzt
- Julius E. HerrmannBachmann, Nachtredakteur
- Wanda RothaLilly Meißner
- Harry FrankDr. Wiese, Verteidiger
- Fritz SchroeterKriminalassistent
Details
- Released
- 12 March 1931
- Original title
- Täter gesucht
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Rudolph Cartier, Egon Eis
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Perpetrator Wanted runs 85 minutes (1h 25m).
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Perpetrator Wanted isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 12 March 1931. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Perpetrator Wanted?
Perpetrator Wanted (1931) was directed by Carl Heinz Wolff and stars Paul Henckels, Gerda Maurus, Karl Ludwig Diehl.