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.Waldman p.205
The film's sets were designed by the art director Gustav A. Knauer and Alexander Mügge.
Synopsis 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 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 (1938) (1940)
References
Bibliography Waldman, Harry. Nazi Films in America, 1933–1942. McFarland, 2008.
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