Doctor Crippen (1942 film)

Doctor Crippen
German film poster
German	Dr. Crippen an Bord
Directed by	Erich Engels
Written by	Walter Ebert Georg C. Klaren Kurt E. Walter [de] Erich Engels
Produced by	Eduard Kubat Alf Teichs
Starring	Rudolf Fernau René Deltgen Anja Elkoff [de; fr] Gertrud Meyen
Cinematography	E. W. Fiedler
Edited by	Erich Palme
Music by	Bernhard Eichhorn
Production company	Terra Film
Distributed by	Deutsche Filmvertriebs
Release date	6 November 1942 (1942-11-06)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German
Budget	1,130,000 RM
Box office	2,245,000 RM

Doctor Crippen or Doctor Crippen on Board (German: Dr. Crippen an Bord) is a 1942 German crime film directed by Erich Engels and starring Rudolf Fernau, René Deltgen, and Anja Elkoff [de; fr].[1]

It was shot at the Barrandov and Hostivar Studios in Prague. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Artur Günther and Willi Eplinius.

Cast

• Rudolf Fernau as Dr. Crippen
• René Deltgen as Düwell
• Anja Elkoff [de; fr] as Cora Crippen
• Gertrud Meyen as Lucie Talbot
• Rolf Weih as Arnoldi
• Max Gülstorff as Kendall
• Paul Dahlke as defense lawyer
• O. E. Hasse as Prof. Morrison
• Heinz Schorlemmer [de] as Petersson, Steward auf der "Montrose"
• Walter Lieck [de; es] as Michels
• Robert Bürkner [de] as Nicolin
• Ernst Waldow as Dr. Hidden
• Wilhelm Bendow as Harras
• Günther Hadank as prosecutor
• Ernst Leudesdorff [de] as judge
• Knut Hartwig [de] as officer #1
• Adolf Fischer as radio operator Menton
• Olga Engl as Eine Nachbarin Dr. Crippens
• Hella Thornegg as Bertha, Dr. Crippen's neighbor
• Louis Brody as Pedro
• Meta Weber [de] as Frau Martinetti
• Albert Johannes [de] as Herr Martinetti
• Josef Keim as coroner
• Elisabeth Scherer as Rosy Dupont, Hausmädchen bei Dr. Crippen
• Käte Jöken-König [de; es] as Frau von 'Otti'
• Ernst G. Schiffner as court reporter
• Peter Busse as Der Mann 'Otti' aus dem Publikum beim Verwandlungskünstler
• Leo Peukert as passenger
• Edith Wolff [de; fr] as Morrison's assistant
• Albert Lippert as guest of Dr. Crippen
• Arthur Reinhardt as guard at the court hearing

References

1. Hake, Sabine (2001). Popular Cinema of the Third Reich. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. p. 58. doi:10.7560/734579. ISBN 0292734581. JSTOR 10.7560/734579.

External links

• Doctor Crippen at IMDb