The Deruga Case (1938)

9.0/10 105 min Crime

Overview

The physician Dr. Deruga is suspected of having poisoned his wife out of greed. She died after naming Deruga, poor and in debt, the sole heir in her will. There are a lot of people willing to testify against him in court, including Marta, the dead woman's best friend. Only his niece Mingo believes him to be innocent and goes out on her own to prove it.

Cast

Willy Birgel

Dr. Stefan Deruga

Dagny Servaes

Baronin Truschkowitz

Georg Alexander

Baron Truschkowitz

Käthe Haack

Marta Schwertfeger

Paul Bildt

Landgerichtsvorsitzender Dr. Zeunemann

Erika von Thellmann

Therese Klinkhardt

Fritz Odemar

Hofrat Dr. Mäulchen

Beppo Brem

Friseur Alfinger

Josefine Dora

Garderobiere

Edith Meinhard

Serviererin

Hans Leibelt

Justizrat Dr. Klemm

Roma Bahn

Valeska Durich

Oscar Sabo

Hausmeister Schulz

Willi Schaeffers

Privatdetektiv

Hubert von Meyerinck

Riedmüller

Erich Fiedler

Dr. Schelling

Walter Franck

Oberstaatsanwalt

Ernst Karchow

Staatsanwalt Dr. Noth

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