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Thriller, Crime, Film Noir

Peter Lorre	Hans Beckert
Ellen Widmann	Frau Beckmann
Inge Landgut	Elsie Beckmann
Otto Wernicke	Inspector Karl Lohmann
Theodor Loos	Inspector Groeber
Gustaf Gründgens	Schränker
Friedrich Gnaß	Franz, the burglar
Fritz Odemar	The cheater
Paul Kemp	Pickpocket with six watches
Theo Lingen	Bauernfänger
Georg John
Gerhard Bienert
Rudolf Blumner
Hugo Döblin
Ilse Furstenberg
Heinrich Gotho

Director	Fritz Lang
Producer	Seymour Nebenzal
Writer	Fritz Lang; Thea von Harbou; Egon Jacobson
Cinematography	Fritz Arno Wagner

A child murderer is at-large in a German city. The city is paralyzed with fear as yet another girl disappears. Frantic to restore their city’s calm and apprehend the fiend, the police scour the city looking for any clues that could lead them to the culprit. The viewer knows it is the unassuming Hans Beckert (Peter Lorre), an otherwise seemingly mild-mannered man, who is stalking and preying on these unsuspecting children. Public officials demand even more action as the citizens’ fear reaches the point of hysteria. This results in an abrupt halt to organized crime throughout the city. In order to continue operating, the local beggars band together to track and capture the murderer.