Hotelboy Ed Martin (1955)
Ed Martin witnesses a murder at the hotel. Although the perpetrator is caught, he had previously taken papers from the victim's bag that prove a criminal connection between politicians and gangsters. The murderer's silence is bought with his release. But as the case has stirred up too much dust, a new perpetrator has to be found: Ed Martin, who witnessed everything. Beaten half to death, he confesses to the crime, but later recants. In the meantime, he has also found friends who want to defend him. Then he is found dead in his cell. The police who hanged him claim suicide.
Directors: Ernst Kahler, Karl-Heinz Bieber.
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Ulrich Thein as Ed Martin |
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Katharina Matz as Pegs |
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Kurt Wenkhaus as Anderson |
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Horst Schönemann as Wade |
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Heinz Voss as Varvey |
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Werner Pledath as Manning |
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Hubert Suschka as Zelli |
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Gisela May as Johnny |
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Hans Joachim Schölermann as MacMurray |
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Theo Shall as Boss |
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Werner Segtrop as Dougherty |
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Hans Stetter as Collius |
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Martin Flörchinger as Berger |
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Friedrich Richter as Dr. König |
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Walter Lendrich as Beachly |
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August Holler as Johnny |
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Hermann Wagemann as Quinn |
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Jean Brahn as McGuire |
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Hans Knorr as police sergeant |
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Hans-Jürgen Degenhardt as Mike |
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Eckart Friedrichson as Stransky |
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Tamara Osske as Alice |
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Rosemarie Ritter as Molly |
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Ursula Bauditz as Kippy |
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Eleonore Gabriel as May |
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Hubert Temming as postman |
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Heino Winkler as Arzt |
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Ursula Blank as nurse |
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Willi Linke as nurse |
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Harry Kunze as radio announcer |
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Wolfgang Thal as Reporter |
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Kurt Napp as Reporter |
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Charly Charles as Reporter |
| Directing | Ernst Kahler | Director |
| Directing | Karl-Heinz Bieber | Director |
| Writing | Maximilian Scheer | Writer |
| Writing | Albert Maltz | Story |
| Editing | Wally Gurschke | Editor |
| Sound | Peter Fischer | Music |
| Camera | Günter Eisinger | Director of Photography |