''The Last Four on Santa Cruz'' (german: Die letzten Vier von Santa Cruz) is a 1936 German
drama film
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directed by
Werner Klingler
Karl Adolf Kurt Werner Klingler (23 October 1903 – 23 June 1972) was a German film director and actor. He directed 29 films between 1936 and 1968. He was born in Stuttgart and died in Berlin, Germany.
Early life
Klingler acquired his fi ...
and starring
Hermann Speelmans
Hermann Speelmans (14 August 1906 – 9 February 1960) was a German stage and film actor.Capua p. 120
Selected filmography
* '' Her Dark Secret'' (1929) - Emil
* ''Diana'' (1930)
* ''There Is a Woman Who Never Forgets You'' (1930)
* ''Danton'' ...
,
Irene von Meyendorff
Irene von Meyendorff (6 June 1916 – 28 September 2001) was a Russian-born German-British actress.
Biography
Irene von Meyendorff was of Baltic German origin, born in 1916 in Tallinn (then Reval, Russia), Estonia as the eldest child of a German ...
and
Valéry Inkijinoff
Valery Ivanovich Inkizhinov (russian: Валерий Иванович Инкижинов; 25 March 1895 – 26 September 1973), known as Valéry Inkijinoff, was a Russian actor, director and acting teacher. Born to a Buryat family in Irkutsk, ...
.
[Parish p. 507] The film was shot at the
Babelsberg Studios
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in
Berlin
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and
on location in the
Canary Islands.
Cast
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Hermann Speelmans
Hermann Speelmans (14 August 1906 – 9 February 1960) was a German stage and film actor.Capua p. 120
Selected filmography
* '' Her Dark Secret'' (1929) - Emil
* ''Diana'' (1930)
* ''There Is a Woman Who Never Forgets You'' (1930)
* ''Danton'' ...
as Kapitän Pieter Streuvels
*
Irene von Meyendorff
Irene von Meyendorff (6 June 1916 – 28 September 2001) was a Russian-born German-British actress.
Biography
Irene von Meyendorff was of Baltic German origin, born in 1916 in Tallinn (then Reval, Russia), Estonia as the eldest child of a German ...
as Madeleine - seine Braut
*
Valéry Inkijinoff
Valery Ivanovich Inkizhinov (russian: Валерий Иванович Инкижинов; 25 March 1895 – 26 September 1973), known as Valéry Inkijinoff, was a Russian actor, director and acting teacher. Born to a Buryat family in Irkutsk, ...
as Reeder Alexis Aika
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Françoise Rosay as Nadja Danouw
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Erich Ponto
Erich Johannes Bruno Ponto (14 December 1884 – 14 February 1957) was a German film and stage actor.
Career
Erich Ponto was born in Lübeck as the son of a merchant. After his family had moved to Hamburg- Eimsbüttel, he attended the gymnasium ...
as Alexander Ghazaroff
*
Josef Sieber
Josef Sieber (28 April 1900 – 3 December 1962) was a German film actor.
Selected filmography
* ''Pappi'' (1934)
* ''Punks Arrives from America'' (1935)
* ''Joan of Arc'' (1935)
* ''The Gypsy Baron'' (1935)
* ''The Last Four on Santa Cruz'' (193 ...
as Jack
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Max Schreck
Friedrich Gustav Maximilian Schreck Eickhoff, Stefan. 2007 (6 September 1879 – 20 February 1936), Walk, Ines. 2006. known professionally as Max Schreck, was a German actor, best known for his lead role as the vampire Count Orlok in the film ...
as William
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Beppo Brem as Erik
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Andrews Engelmann
Andrews Engelmann (23 March 1901 – 25 February 1992) was a Russian-born German actor. He worked primarily in Germany, where he specialised in playing Russian roles, but also appeared in a number of British films during his career. He was born as ...
as Cairos
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Harald Gloth as Hein
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Walter Holten
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* Walter (name), both a surname and a given name
* Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968)
* Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 19 ...
as Sklavenhalter Malherbes
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Ludwig Andersen as Dunard
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Max Harry Ernst as Ein Gast
References
Bibliography
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1936 films
1936 drama films
German drama films
Films of Nazi Germany
1930s German-language films
Films directed by Werner Klingler
Films set in the Canary Islands
Films shot in the Canary Islands
Films set on islands
Seafaring films
UFA GmbH films
German black-and-white films
Films shot at Babelsberg Studios
1930s German films
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