Peter Lorre was a Hungarian-born American character actor of Jewish descent. Lorre began his stage career in Vienna before moving to Germany where he worked first on the stage, then in film in Berlin in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Lorre caused an international sensation in the German film M (1931), directed by Fritz Lang, in which he portrayed a serial killer who preys on little girls.
Oskar Sima was an Austrian actor who is best remembered for appearing in supporting roles in countless comedy films from the 1930s to the 1960s.
A Shot at Dawn is a 1932 German crime film directed by Alfred Zeisler and starring Ery Bos, Genia Nikolaieva and Karl Ludwig Diehl. It was based on the play The Woman and the Emerald by Harry Jenkins and recounts a jewel theft. A separate French language version was also released.
Heinz Salfner was a German stage and film actor. Salfner appeared in more than sixty films during his career. He played the lead in the 1932 crime film A Shot at Dawn.
Werner Pledath was a German actor who appeared in many films during a lengthy career. He generally played supporting roles such as in Five from the Jazz Band (1932). Pledath specialized in playing powerful, authority figures. Following the Second World War he appeared in several films made in East Germany.
Narcotics is a 1932 German drama film directed by Kurt Gerron and Roger Le Bon and starring Jean Murat, Danièle Parola and Jean Worms. It is the French-language version of the 1932 German film The White Demon.
Roger Le Bon (1891–1956) was a French film producer and director. Le Bon co-directed a number of French-language versions of films made by the German studio UFA. In 1932 he co-directed the crime thriller Narcotics.
Danièle Parola was a French film actress. She starred in the 1932 crime film Narcotics. She was married to the actor and producer André Daven.
Jeanne Marie-Laurent was a French film actress. She appeared in more than ninety films during her career, including the 1932 thriller Narcotics.
Monique Rolland (1913–1999) was a French film actress. She appeared in the 1932 film Narcotics.
Gaston Mauger was a French stage and film actor. He made around forty film appearances, including the 1932 thriller Narcotics.
Raymond Cordy was a French film actor, born Raymond Cordiaux. He appeared in over a hundred and thirty films during his career.
Robert Ozanne was a French film actor.
Rudolf Schaad was a Russian-born German film editor. He edited the 1933 film Invisible Opponent and its French-language version The Oil Sharks.
Sigurd Lohde (1899–1977) was a German film and television actor.
Ery Bos (1908–2005) was a German dancer and film actress. She established herself as a star in the cinema of the Weimar Republic, but was forced to flee following the takeover of the Nazi Party due to her Jewish background.
The Cruel Mistress is a 1932 Austrian-German comedy film directed by Carl Lamac and starring Anny Ondra, Fritz Rasp and Lina Woiwode. A separate French-language version Should We Wed Them? was also released.
Werner Bohne (1895-1940) was a German cinematographer of the Weimar and Nazi eras. He was killed in 1940, while working on a propaganda documentary during a battle as part of the invasion of Norway.
