A Moscow hotel waiter, found at the scene of a murder, tries to locate the real killer among a series of suspects.
Acting
Hans Albers carries every scene like a nervous secret.
Production
Lavish hotel sets that reek of rotting privilege.
Director
Gustav Ucicky
Hans Albers
Andrei Antonovitch Wolodkin
Brigitte Horney
Nastasja Andrejevna Daschenko
René Deltgen
Sergei Gavrilovitch Schuvalov
Gusti Huber
Darja Sergejewna Plagina
Käthe Dorsch
Anna Fedorovna Orlowa
Paul Westermeier
Schlittenkutscher
Aribert Wäscher
Pavel Pavlovitch
Paul Bildt
Bettler
Horst Birr
Wanja - Hotelangestellter
Alexander Engel
Jakob Tiedtke
Hans Leibelt
Carl Auen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ucicky was a favorite of Joseph Goebbels; this 'anti-Soviet' mystery served Nazi foreign policy while masquerading as entertainment.
Hans Albers was Germany's biggest star yet privately loathed the regime — his performance's panic may be more authentic than scripted.
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