Der Fall Deruga (1938)
1h 45m
Running Time
September 21, 1938Release Date
Der Fall Deruga (1938)
1h 45m
Running Time
September 21, 1938Release Date
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Plot.
The physician Dr. Deruga is suspected of having poisoned his wife out of greed. She died after naming Deruga, poor and in debt, the sole heir in her will. There are a lot of people willing to testify against him in court, including Marta, the dead woman's best friend. Only his niece Mingo believes him to be innocent and goes out on her own to prove it.
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Cast & Crew.

Willy Birgel
Dr. Stefan Deruga

Dagny Servaes
Baronin Truschkowitz

Georg Alexander
Baron Truschkowitz

Käthe Haack
Marta Schwertfeger

Paul Bildt
Landgerichtsvorsitzender Dr. Zeunemann

Erika von Thellmann
Therese Klinkhardt

Claire Winter
Ursula Züger

Fritz Odemar
Hofrat Dr. Mäulchen

Beppo Brem
Friseur Alfinger

Josefine Dora
Garderobiere

Erich Fiedler
Dr. Schelling

Edith Meinhard
Serviererin

Walter Franck
Oberstaatsanwalt

Geraldine Katt
Baroness Mingo Truschkowitz

Claire Winter
Ursula Züger

Ricarda Huch
Writer
Details.
Wiki.
The Deruga Case (German: Der Fall Deruga) is a 1938 German crime drama film directed by Fritz Peter Buch and starring Willy Birgel, Geraldine Katt and Dagny Servaes. It is based on the 1917 novel of the same title by Ricarda Huch. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Wilhelm Depenau and Ludwig Reiber.