This convoluted but engaging entry in the 1960s and '70s series of West German
krimis -- crime films based largely on the books of English novelist Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) -- benefits greatly from the elegant presence of silent-film star Lil Dagover, of THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI (1920) and DR. MABUSE: THE GAMBLER (1922), and a manic performance by a young Klaus Kinski.
Pretty Margaret Reedle (Brigitte Grothum) works for an attorney, Mr. Shaddle (Fritz Rasp), but has been offered a new job as personal secretary to elegant Countess Leonore Moron (Dagover), one of Shaddle's clients. Margaret's roommate, Lizzy (Edith Hancke), encourages her to accept:...
Released:
1961
Rated:
NR
Length:
95 mins