''The Accusing Song'' (german: Ein Lied klagt an) is a 1936 German

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directed by

Georg Zoch Georg Zoch (2 September 1902 – 31 March 1944) was a German screenwriter and film director. Zoch worked on a number of Nazi propaganda films, including his screenplay for ''The Degenhardts'' (1944).Richards p.375-6 Selected filmography Director ...

and starring

Louis Graveure Louis Graveure (18 March 1888 – 27 April 1965) was an English actor and baritone singer known as "The Mystery Man". Biography He was born on March 18, 1888, in London, England, as Wilfrid Douthitt. He trained under Clara Novello Davies. He m ...

Gina Falckenberg Gina Falckenberg (14 September 1907 – 12 February 1996) was a German stage and film actress. She appeared in 22 films during her career, including '' Anime in tumult'' (1942). Falckenberg was also a writer and worked on several screenplays. She ...

and

Walter Rilla Walter Rilla (22 August 1894 – 21 November 1980) was a German film actor of Jewish descent. Siegbert Salomon Prawer, ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933'', Berghahn Books (2007), pg. 213 He appe ...

. It was shot at the

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.Klaus p.138

Cast

as Kammersänger Harden *

as Vera, seine Frau *

as Detlef Ollmer - Bildhauer *

Walter Janssen Walter Janssen (7 February 1887 – 1 January 1976) was a German film actor and director. He appeared in more than 160 films between 1917 and 1970. Selected filmography * '' The Dancer'' (1919) * ''Destiny'' (1921) * ''Wandering Souls'' (1 ...

as Justus Kramer *

Hanna Waag Hanna Waag (1904–1995) was a German film actress.Prawer p.213 Amongst her performances were playing Queen Victoria in the 1933 film ''Waltz War'' and the title role in ''Lady Windermere's Fan'' in 1935. Of Jewish heritage, in 1937 she went into ...

as Maria, seine Tochter *

Fritz Odemar Fritz Odemar (13 January 1890 – 6 June 1955) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1927 and 1955. He was born in Hannover, Germany and died in Munich, Germany. Odemar's father was the actor Fritz Odemar Sr. (K ...

as Baron Brix *

Margarete Lanner Margarete Lanner (1896–1981) was a German stage and film actress. She appeared in around 30 films during the silent and early sound eras in a mixture of leading and supporting roles. She had a small part in Fritz Lang's 1927 film ''Metropolis ...

as Baronin Brix *

Erwin Biegel Erwin Friedrich Richard Biegel (25 March 1896 – 24 May 1954) was a German stage and film actor who appeared in over eighty feature films in a variety of supporting roles. Selected filmography * '' The Young Count'' (1935) * '' His Late Excell ...

as Josef - Hardens Diener *

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as Anni - Frau Hardens Zofe *

Carla Rust Carla Rust (15 September 1908 – 27 December 1977) was a German film actress. She appeared as a leading lady in a number of films during the Nazi era. She was married to the actor Sepp Rist. Selected filmography * ''Don't Lose Heart, Suzan ...

as Emma - Dienstmädchen bei Ollmer *

Herbert Hübner Herbert Hübner (6 February 1889 – 27 January 1972) was a German stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1921 and 1966. He was born in Breslau, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland) and died in Munich, Germany. Selected fil ...

as Kriminalkommissar Collander * Albert Probeck as Kriminalassistent Breuer * Georg A. Profé as Kriminalassistent Rothaus *

Gerhard Dammann Gerhard Dammann (30 March 1883 – 21 February 1946) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * '' The Man in the Cellar'' (1914) * ''Under the Lantern'' (1928) * '' Eva in Silk'' (1928) * '' Lemke's Widow'' (1928) * ''When the Mother and ...

as Portier Krüger *

Eva Tinschmann Eva Tinschmann (April 19, 1893 – August 10, 1978) was a German actress. She appeared in the 1937 Sherlock Holmes film '' The Grey Lady''.Pointer p.153 Selected filmography * '' The Final Chord'' (1936) * '' The Accusing Song'' (1936) * ''Scand ...

as Olga, seine Frau * Bruno Tillessen as Danneberg

References

Bibliography

* * Klaus, Ulrich J. ''Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1936''. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.

External links

* 1936 films 1930s musical drama films German musical drama films Films of Nazi Germany 1930s German-language films Films directed by Georg Zoch German black-and-white films 1936 drama films Films scored by Eduard Künneke 1930s German films Films shot at Tempelhof Studios {{1930s-Germany-film-stub