''The Secret of the Red Cat'' (German: ''Das Geheimnis der roten Katze'') is a 1931 German comedy

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directed by Erich Schönfelder and starring

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and

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. It was shot at the Grunewald Studios in Berlin and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the

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s Willi Herrmann and Herbert Lippschitz. It was remade as a 1949 film of the same title starring

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.Limbacher p.76

Synopis

The shady Red Cat nightclub is visited by American millionaire Tobias Jefferson and his daughter Jessie. He has just acquired the famous and very valuable Halifax Diamond which attracts the interest of various regulars at the nightspot. With the help of André Dupont, Jessie is ultimately able to prevent the theft of the diamond.

Cast

as Laura Jefferson *

as Tobias Jefferson, ein reicher Amerikaner *

as Jessie Jefferson * Ernö Verebes as André Dupont, Schauspieler * Sig Arno as Moustache - ein Apache * Paul Westermeier as Pitou - Apache * Kurt Lilien as Pim - ein Gefängniswärter *

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as Eine Apachin * Gerhard Dammann as Catelain - Wirt der 'Roten Katze' * Else Reval as Sängerin

References

Bibliography

* Klaus, Ulrich J. ''Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1931''. Klaus-Archiv, 2006. * Limbacher, James L. ''Haven't I seen you somewhere before?: Remakes, sequels, and series in motion pictures and television, 1896-1978''. Pierian Press, 1979. * Schöning, Jörg. ''Die deutsche Filmkomödie vor 1945: Kaiserreich, Weimarer Republik und Nationalsozialismus''. Cinegraph, 2004.

External links

* 1931 films Films of the Weimar Republic German crime films 1931 crime films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Erich Schönfelder German black-and-white films 1930s German films Films shot in Berlin German comedy films 1931 comedy films Films scored by Franz Grothe {{1930s-Germany-film-stub