Stronger Than Paragraphs (1936)
Renate Hubricht finds her uncle, the money broker Theodor Hubricht, murdered in his villa. That very night, the banker Lorik is arrested, who was last seen in Hubricht’s house. Renate, who doesn’t wish to live alone in the eerie estate lodges with the lawyer Dr. Birk. She doesn’t tell him, that her lover, the musician Robert Wendland, had an argument with her uncle on the evening of the murder. When Lorik is sentenced to 10 years prison, Renate is thrown into a quandary. She believes she’s protecting the real culprit with her silence.
Director: Jürgen von Alten
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Paul Hartmann as Rechtsanwalt Dr. Birk |
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Karl Hellmer as Theodor Hubricht - Geldvermittler |
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Manja Behrens as Renate - seine Nichte |
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Aribert Wäscher as Bankier Lörik |
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Hilde von Stolz as Frau Lörik |
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Ursula Herking as Tochter des Portiers |
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Maria Krahn as Christine - Wirtschafterin bei Hubricht |
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Walter Franck as Staatsanwalt |
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Karl Stepanek as Robert Wendland |
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F. W. Schröder-Schrom as Dr. Krüger |
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Walter Werner as Vorsitzender des Schwurgerichts |
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Carl Auen as Staatsanwalt |
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Fredy Barten as Diener |
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Jac Diehl as |
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Fritz Draeger as Gerichtsreporter |
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Kurt Felden as |
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Gerdi Gerdt as Zofe |
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Oskar Höcker as |
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Ellen-Ruth Knapp-Güttingen as Freundin |
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Viggo Larsen as |
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Alfred Peters as Beigeordneter |
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Fredy Rolf as |
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Just Scheu as Verteidiger |
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Wera Schultz as Krankenschwester |
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Wolfgang Staudte as Freund der Portierstochter |
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Jörn Valery as |
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Michael von Newlinsky as Gast |
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Eduard Wenck as |
| Directing | Jürgen von Alten | Director |