''Twelve Minutes After Midnight'' (German: ''Zwölf Minuten nach zwölf'') is a 1939 German

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crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...

directed by Johannes Guter and starring

Geraldine Katt Geraldine Kattnig (4 February 1920 – 9 November 1995) was an Austrian actress. She appeared in more than ten films from 1936 to 1951. Selected filmography References External links

* 1920 births 1995 deaths Austrian film actress ...

Ursula Herking Ursula Herking (28 January 1912 – 17 November 1974) was a German film actress. She appeared in more than 130 films between 1933 and 1972. She was born in Dessau, Germany and died in Munich, West Germany. Selected filmography * '' Susann ...

and

René Deltgen Renatus Heinrich Deltgen born 30 April 1909 in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg; died 29 January 1979 in Cologne, West Germany) was a Luxembourgian stage and film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance ...

.Kreimeier p.313

Synopsis

Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

a young female law student investigates a series of jewel thefts that have been baffling the police.

Cast

Geraldine Katt Geraldine Kattnig (4 February 1920 – 9 November 1995) was an Austrian actress. She appeared in more than ten films from 1936 to 1951. Selected filmography References External links

* 1920 births 1995 deaths Austrian film actress ...

as Ingrid Barko *

as Nelly Eklund *

as Niels Terström * Carl Raddatz as Juwelenmakler Griffin *

Rudolf Platte Rudolf Antonius Heinrich Platte (12 February 1904 – 18 December 1984) was a German actor. Biography Born in Hörde, Westphalia (today part of Dortmund) the son of a merchant, his family moved to Hildesheim three years later. Rudolf left scho ...

as Karl Jensemann *

Paul Henckels Paul Henckels (9 September 1885 – 27 May 1967) was a German film and stage actor. He appeared in more than 230 films between 1921 and 1965. Paul Henckels had started his acting career on the stage in the 1900s. He was well known for his e ...

as Juwelier Anders *

Boris Alekin Boris may refer to: People * Boris (given name), a male given name *:''See'': List of people with given name Boris * Boris (surname) * Boris I of Bulgaria (died 907), the first Christian ruler of the First Bulgarian Empire, canonized after his d ...

as Betrunkener Ganove *

Wilhelm Althaus Wilhelm may refer to: People and fictional characters * William Charles John Pitcher, costume designer known professionally as "Wilhelm" * Wilhelm (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname Other uses * Mount ...

as Kommissar Svenson *

Walter Bechmann Walter may refer to: People * 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 ...

* Paul Bildt as Gerichtsvorsitzender *

Hildegard Busse Hildegard is a female name derived from the Old High German ''hild'' ('war' or 'battle') and ''gard'' ('enclosure' or 'yard'), and means 'battle enclosure'. Variant spellings include: Hildegarde; the Polish, Portuguese, Slovene and Spanish Hildeg ...

as Lydia Duval *

Werner Funck Werner Funck (4 February 1881 – 6 October 1951) was a German stage and film actor, singer and film director.Grange p.159 Selected filmography Actor * ''The Heiress of the Count of Monte Cristo'' (1919) * ''The Girl from Acker Street'' (1920) * ...

as Ganove *

Fred Goebel Fred Goebel (3 April 1891 – 16 May 1964) was a German film actor. He was born as Walter Goebel and was sometimes credited as Fred Selva-Goebel. Selected filmography * '' Child on the Open Road'' (1919) * '' The Dance of Death'' (1919) * '' Bett ...

as Kriminalkommissar in Oslo * Hanna Lussnigg as Susanne *

Gustav Mahncke Gustav, Gustaf or Gustave may refer to: *Gustav (name), a male given name of Old Swedish origin Art, entertainment, and media * ''Primeval'' (film), a 2007 American horror film * ''Gustav'' (film series), a Hungarian series of animated short cart ...

as Michalski's Diener *

Carl Merznicht Carl may refer to: *Carl, Georgia, city in USA *Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community *Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name *Carl², a TV series * "Carl", an episode of tel ...

Manfred Meurer Manfred Meurer (8 September 1919 – 22 January 1944) was a German Luftwaffe military aviator during World War II, a night fighter ace credited with 65 aerial victories claimed in 130 combat missions making him the fifth most successful night f ...

as Michalski's Komplize *

Hermann Meyer-Falkow Hermann or Herrmann may refer to: * Hermann (name), list of people with this name * Arminius, chieftain of the Germanic Cherusci tribe in the 1st century, known as Hermann in the German language * Éditions Hermann, French publisher * Hermann, Miss ...

as Wachbeamter bei Gericht * Fridtjof Mjøen as John Williams * Heinz Müller as Wirt der Ganovenkneipe *

Friedrich Ohse Friedrich may refer to: Names *Friedrich (surname), people with the surname ''Friedrich'' *Friedrich (given name), people with the given name ''Friedrich'' Other *Friedrich (board game), a board game about Frederick the Great and the Seven Years' ...

as Ganove * Klaus Pohl as Gauner Collin * Anton Pointner as Hock *

Alfred Pussert Alfred may refer to: Arts and entertainment *''Alfred J. Kwak'', Dutch-German-Japanese anime television series * ''Alfred'' (Arne opera), a 1740 masque by Thomas Arne * ''Alfred'' (Dvořák), an 1870 opera by Antonín Dvořák *"Alfred (Interlu ...

as Wachbeamter *

Arthur Reinhardt Arthur Reinhardt (17 April 1893 – 16 December 1973) was a German actor.Kay Weniger Kay Weniger (born in Berlin in 1966) is an Austrian writer of books on media issues. He published an eight-volume encyclopaedia on international film people ...

as Wachmann beim Juwelenraub *

Oscar Sabo Oscar Sabo (29 August 1881, in Vienna – 2 May 1969, in Berlin) was an Austrian actor. Selected filmography * '' Jettatore'' (1919) * ''The False Dimitri'' (1922) * '' Storm in a Water Glass'' (1931) * ''The Little Escapade'' (1931) * '' The Span ...

as Zugschaffner * Hermann Schröder as Zuschauer bei Gerichtsverhandlung *

Hugo Steinweg Hugo or HUGO may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Hugo'' (film), a 2011 film directed by Martin Scorsese * Hugo Award, a science fiction and fantasy award named after Hugo Gernsback * Hugo (franchise), a children's media franchise based on a ...

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 Pensionswirtin

References

Bibliography

* Kreimeier, Klaus. ''The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918-1945''. University of California Press, 1999.

External links

* 1939 films 1930s crime comedy films German crime comedy films Films of Nazi Germany 1930s German-language films Films directed by Johannes Guter UFA GmbH films Films set in Stockholm German black-and-white films 1939 comedy films 1930s German films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub