''Peter Voss, Thief of Millions'' (German: ''Peter Voss, der Millionendieb'') is a 1932 German

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Ewald André Dupont Ewald André Dupont (25 December 1891 – 12 December 1956) was a German film director, one of the pioneers of the Cinema of Germany, German film industry. He was often credited as E. A. Dupont. Early life and career Born in Zeitz, Saxony and rai ...

and starring

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Alice Treff Alice Martha Treff (4 June 1906 – 8 February 2003) was a German film actress. She appeared in more than 120 films between 1932 and 2001. She was born and died in Berlin, Germany. Selected filmography * '' Peter Voss, Thief of Millions'' ...

, and

Paul Hörbiger Paul Hörbiger (29 April 1894 – 5 March 1981) was an Austrians, Austrian theatre and film actor. Life and work Paul Hörbiger was born in the Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen, Hungarian capital Budapest, then part of Austria-Hungary, the ...

. It was based on the 1913 novel of the same title by Ewald Gerhard Seeliger which has been adapted into a number of films including previously in 1921 and later in 1946. It was the second to last film made by Dupont in Germany before he was forced to flee to the United States following the rise of the

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.Bergfelder, Tim & Cargnelli, Christian. ''Destination London: German-speaking emigrés and British cinema, 1925-1950''. Berghahn Books, 2008. pp. 33-34. It was shot at the

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with

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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s Ludwig Reiber and

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Cast

as Peter Voß *

as Polly *

as Bobby Dodd *

Ida Wüst Ida Wüst (; 10 October 1884 – 4 October 1958) was a German stage and film actress whose career was prominent in the 1920s and 1930s with Universum Film AG (UFA). Life and career Little is known about Ida Wüst's early childhood. She discovere ...

as Madame Bianca *

Otto Wernicke Otto Karl Robert Wernicke (30 September 1893, Osterode am Harz – 7 November 1965) was a Germans, German actor. He is best known for his role as police inspector Karl Lohmann in the two Fritz Lang films ''M (1931 film), M'' and ''The Testament of ...

as Pitt * Hans Hermann Schaufuß as Schilling * Edith d'Amara as Schilling's secretary * Johannes Roth as asthmatical man *

Josef Eichheim Josef Theodor Ludwig Eichheim (23 February 1888 – 13 November 1945) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * '' I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg'' (1926) * '' The Women's War'' (1928) * '' Behind Monastery Walls'' (1928) * '' Peter Voss, T ...

as Plaschke *

Will Dohm Will Dohm (8 April 1897 – 28 November 1948) was a German film actor. He is the father of the actress Gaby Dohm. Selected filmography * ''Waterloo (1929 film), Waterloo'' (1929) * ''Cruiser Emden'' (1932) * ''Peter Voss, Thief of Millions (1932 ...

as night club's innkeeper *

Willi Schaeffers Willi Schaeffers (1884–1962) was a German film actor and cabaret performer.Jelavich p.246 Selected filmography * ''The Blue Mouse (1913 film), The Blue Mouse'' (1913) * ''A Blackmailer's Trick'' (1921) * ''Nameless Woman'' (1927) * ''The Street ...

as Arab * Gregori Chmara as Pasha * Luise Werckmeister as female corporal * Aenne Goerling as chanteuse *

Therese Giehse Therese Giehse (; 6 March 1898 – 3 March 1975), born Therese Gift, was a German actress. Born in Munich to German-Jewish parents, she first appeared on the stage in 1920. She became a major star on stage, in films, and in political cabaret. In ...

as cleaner * Kurt Horwitz as 1st broker * O. E. Hasse as 2nd broker * Henri Hertsch as 3rd broker *

Erika Mann Erika Julia Hedwig Mann (9 November 1905 – 27 August 1969) was a German actress and writer, daughter of the novelist Thomas Mann. Erika lived a bohemian lifestyle in Berlin and became a critic of National Socialism. After Hitler came to power ...

as 1st tour guide * Rudolf Amend as 2nd tour guide * Fritz Schlenk as Purser *

Reinhold Bernt Reinhold Bernt (19 December 1902 – 26 October 1981) was a German film actor. Bernt was born Reinhold Bienert in Berlin and died in West Berlin. Career Bernt's acting career began in Stuttgart with a theater debut. Soon after, he traveled to B ...

as newspaper man

References

Bibliography

* Klaus, Ulrich J. ''Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1932''. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.

External links

* 1930s adventure comedy films 1930s crime comedy films German adventure comedy films German crime comedy films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by E. A. Dupont Films based on Peter Voss, Thief of Millions Remakes of German films Sound film remakes of silent films Bavaria Film films German black-and-white films Films shot in Marseille Films shot at Bavaria Studios 1930s German-language films 1930s German films Films scored by Peter Kreuder German-language adventure comedy films {{Comedy-crime-film-stub