The Pranks
1931, German. Directed by Hans Steinhoff.
German-Italian crime drama with a racing milieu: The International criminal, "The Paw", who kills his victims with a prosthesis, has struck again! An engineer, who has designed a new racing car for the Italian firm Alberti has been found beaten to death. The plans for the car have been stolen. Rappis, the firm's director, takes part in the race and hits the finish line at the same time as the German racer, Peter Kruger. Then Rappis is found beaten to death, too.
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- Released
- 10 November 1931
- Original title
- Die Pranke
- Country
- Italy, Germany
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The Pranks isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 10 November 1931. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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If you liked The Pranks, try Siberian Education, Convict, The Enforcer.
Who directed The Pranks?
The Pranks (1931) was directed by Hans Steinhoff and stars Charlotte Susa, Fritz Rasp, Eugen Klöpfer.