''Constable Studer'' (German: ''Wachtmeister Studer'') is a 1939 Swiss

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directed by

Leopold Lindtberg Leopold Lindtberg (born in Vienna on 1 June 1902; died in Sils im Engadin/Segl on 18 April 1984) was an Austrian Swiss film and theatre director. He fled Austria due to the Machtergreifung in Germany and ultimately settled in Switzerland. H ...

and starring

Heinrich Gretler Heinrich Gretler (1897–1977) was a Swiss film and television actor, who also starred on stage at the Bernhard-Theater in Zurich. Selected filmography * '' The Mysterious Mirror'' (1928) * ''Struggle for the Matterhorn'' (1928) * '' The Man ...

, Adolf Manz and Anne-Marie Blanc.Bock & Bergfelder p.169 The film is based on a novel by

Friedrich Glauser Friedrich Glauser (4 February 1896 in Vienna – 8 December 1938 in Nervi) was a German-language Swiss writer. He was a morphine and opium addict for most of his life. In his first novel ''Gourrama'', written between 1928 and 1930, he treated his ...

. It was followed by a sequel ''

Madness Rules ''Madness Rules'' (German: ''Matto regiert'') is a 1947 Swiss crime film directed by Leopold Lindtberg and starring Heinrich Gretler, Heinz Woester and Elisabeth Müller.Fritsche p.31 It is based on the 1936 novel of the same name by Friedrich Gl ...

'' in 1947 with Gretler reprising his role. It was shot at the Rosenhof Studios in Zurich over the summer of 1939.

Synopsis

A policeman is not convinced that the prime suspect in a murder case is realty guilty and so decides to reinvestigate the case, despite the lack of co-operation from locals.

Cast

as Wachtmeister Jakob Studer / Constable Jakob Studer * Adolf Manz as Bürgermeister Aeschbacher / Mayor Aeschbacher * Bertha Danegger as Mutter Aeschbacher / Mother Aeschbacher * Armin Schweizer as Gottlieb Ellenberger * Ellen Widmann as Anastasia Witschi * Robert Trösch as Armin Witschi * Anne-Marie Blanc as Sonja Witschi *

Robert Bichler The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

as Erwin Schlumpf * Hans Kaes as Polizist Murmann / Police officer Murmann * Zarli Carigiet as Schreier *

Rudolf Bernhard Rudolf Bernhard or Rudolf Bernhard Conrath (26 March 1901 – 21 October 1962) was a Swiss comedian, radio personality, and stage and film actor starring usually in Swiss German language cinema and television and stage productions. In 1941 Berhard ...

as Schwomm * Sigfrit Steiner as Untersuchungsricher Steffen / Examining magistrate Steffen *

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as Gerber *

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as Serviertochter * Mathilde Danegger as Frau Hofmann *

Willi Ackermann Willi is a given name, nickname (often a short form or hypocorism of Wilhelm) and surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Willi Apel (1893–1988), German-American musicologist * Willi Boskovsky (1909–1991), Austrian violini ...

Lukas Ammann Lukas Ammann (29 September 1912 – 3 May 2017) was a Swiss actor who appeared mainly in German and Swiss films and television shows. He continued to work steadily for over 60 years. He is best known for his title role in the German televis ...

* Emil Gerber *

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References

Bibliography

* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

* 1939 films 1939 crime films Swiss crime films Swiss German-language films Films directed by Leopold Lindtberg Films based on Swiss novels Police detective films Swiss black-and-white films 1930s police films {{1930s-crime-film-stub