The Deruga Case (1938)
The physician Dr. Deruga is suspected of having poisoned his wife out of greed. She died after naming Deruga, poor and in debt, the sole heir in her will. There are a lot of people willing to testify against him in court, including Marta, the dead woman's best friend. Only his niece Mingo believes him to be innocent and goes out on her own to prove it.
- Released
- 1938-09-21
- Genres
- Crime
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Fritz Peter Buch
- TMDB rating
- 9.0/10 from 1 votes
Cast
- Willy Birgel as Dr. Stefan Deruga
- Dagny Servaes as Baronin Truschkowitz
- Georg Alexander as Baron Truschkowitz
- Käthe Haack as Marta Schwertfeger
- Paul Bildt as Landgerichtsvorsitzender Dr. Zeunemann
- Erika von Thellmann as Therese Klinkhardt
- Fritz Odemar as Hofrat Dr. Mäulchen
- Beppo Brem as Friseur Alfinger
- Josefine Dora as Garderobiere
- Edith Meinhard as Serviererin
- Geraldine Katt as Baroness Mingo Truschkowitz
- Claire Winter as Ursula Züger