''Sergeant Schwenke'' (German: ''Oberwachtmeister Schwenke'') is a 1935 German

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directed by

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and starring

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and

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. It was made at the former National Studios in

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areaKlaus p.152 which were now controlled by Froelich. The film's sets were designed by the

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s Franz Schroedter and

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. It is based on a novel of the same title by Hans Joachim Freiherr von Reizenstein. It was remade in 1955 as ''

Sergeant Borck ''Sergeant Borck'' (german: Oberwachtmeister Borck) is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Gerhard Riedmann, Annemarie Düringer and Ingrid Andree.Goble p. 891 It is a remake of the 1935 film ''Sergeant Schwenk ...

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Cast

as Oberwachtmeister Willi Schwenke *

as Maria Schönborn, Verkäuferin im Blumenhaus Floris *

as Oberwachtmeister Wölfert *

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as Frau Wölfert, Marias Schwester *

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as Baankier Wenkstern *

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as Rena, seine Frau *

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as Hans-Helmut, ihr Sohn *

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as Sybille, ihre Tochter *

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as Erna Zuwade, Stütze bei Wenkstern *

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as Emma, Köchin bei Wenkstern *

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as Fritsch, Chauffeur bei Wenkstern *

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as Fanny Mehlmann, Wirtin von 'Fannys gute Stube' *

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* Bruno Fritz as Ein Stammgast *

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as Ein Kellner *

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as Obermeister * Willy Kaufman *

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* Hans Paschen *

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as Karl Franke *

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as Radmann *

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Werner Schott Werner Schott (20 November 1891, in Berlin – 6 September 1965) was a German actor. Selected filmography * ''Gefesselt'' (1920) - Allan * ''Das vierte Gebot'' (1920) - Weltpriester Eduard * ''Wie Satan starb'' (1920) * ''Golgatha'' (1920) - Jos ...

* Leo Sloma

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Klaus, Ulrich J. ''Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1935''. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.

External links

* 1935 films Films of Nazi Germany German crime drama films 1935 crime drama films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Carl Froelich Police detective films Tobis Film films German black-and-white films 1930s German films {{1930s-crime-drama-film-stub