The Haunted Castle (German: ) is a 1936 German mystery film directed by Max Obal and starring Walter Steinbeck, Carola Höhn and Hans Stüwe. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam and on location around Berlin, Munich and Hinterbrühl in the Isar Valley. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hermann Asmus and Hans Kuhnert. The film is based on the novel of the same title by Rudolf Stratz, which had previously been adapted into 1921 silent film The Haunted Castle.Goble p.446 It was one of a number of films from the Weimar Republic remade during the Nazi era.Williams p.149
Synopsis After returning from a long stay in abroad, Andreas arrives at the family estate only to be wrongly accused of murdering his brother Count Leopold. Andreas had discovered his former sweetheart, Marianne, had married Leopold driven by forged letters and long-standing family feuds. Though a gamekeeper initially confesses to the shooting, a medical examination of Leopold's body reveals he was actually killed by a blow to the head. Ultimately, the culprit is revealed to be the estate's manager, Johann von Safferstätt, who murdered to conceal his embezzlement of the family’s vast wealth.
Cast Walter Steinbeck as Leopold, Graf von Vogelöd Carola Höhn as Marianne, Gräfin von Vogelöd Hans Stüwe as Andreas, Leopolds Bruder Käthe Haack as Maly, Baronin von Siebeneich Hans Zesch-Ballot as Johann, Graf von Safferstätt Erich Dunskus as Christoff von Brauenberg Grete Reinwald as Käte von Brauenberg Karl Hellmer as Matthias, ein Waldhüter Hilde Sessak as Wally, Tochter des Waldhüters F.W. Schröder-Schrom as Kriminalrat Kugler Hans Adalbert Schlettow as Kriminalassistent Bornemann Henri Peters-Arnolds as Franz Salvermoser, Lehrer Friedrich Ettel as Dr. Wappold, Kreisarzt William Huch as Joseph, Diener
References
Bibliography Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1936. Klaus-Archiv, 1988. Williams, Alan. Film and Nationalism. Rutgers University Press, 2002.
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