The Mysterious Mister X

The Mysterious Mister X
The Mysterious Mister X
Directed by	J.A. Hübler-Kahla
Written by	Paul Armont (play) ; Marcel Gerbidon (play) ; Jean Manoussi (play) ; Friedrich Dammann
Produced by	Lothar Stark
Starring	Ralph Arthur Roberts ; Annemarie Steinsieck ; Herti Kirchner
Cinematography	Georg Muschner ; Paul Rischke
Edited by	Lothar Buhle
Music by	Jim Cowler
Production; company	Lothar Stark-Film
Distributed by	Tobis Film
Release date	11 June 1936;
Country	Germany
Language	German

The Mysterious Mister X (German: Der geheimnisvolle Mister X) is a 1936 German comedy film directed by J.A. Hübler-Kahla and starring Ralph Arthur Roberts, Annemarie Steinsieck and Herti Kirchner.^[1]

The film's sets were designed by the art director Gustav A. Knauer and Alexander Mügge.

Synopsis[edit]

A British lord, fascinated by crime, spends his time collecting artefacts. He is thrilled when he receives mysterious letters warning that a thief plans to steal a valuable statue from his country house. His secretary persuades him to bring in her fiancée, a private detective, to investigate the case.

Cast[edit]

Ralph Arthur Roberts as Lord Wilford
Mady Rahl as Nelly Taylor, Sekretärin
Annemarie Steinsieck as Lady Wilford
Herti Kirchner as Lilian, ihre Tochter
Curt Ackermann as James - ihr Neffe
Hermann Thimig as Richard Murray
Eugen Rex as Smith, Kunsthändler
Robert Jungk as Duncan - Hausmeister auf Schloß Wilford
Erwin Biegel as Williams - Diener auf Schloß Wilford
Willi Schur as Der Nachtwächter auf Schloß Wilford

Other film versions[edit]

Monsieur Breloque a disparu [fr] (1938)
Trappola d'amore [it] (1940)

References[edit]

^ Waldman p.205

Bibliography[edit]

Waldman, Harry. Nazi Films in America, 1933–1942. McFarland, 2008.

External links[edit]

The Mysterious Mister X at IMDb

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[1] Waldman p.205

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