The Daredevil

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The Daredevil
The Daredevil (1931 film poster).jpg
Directed by Richard Eichberg
Written by
Produced by
  • Richard Eichberg
  • Joseph Than
Starring
Cinematography
Edited by Willy Zeunert
Music by Hans May
Production
company
Richard Eichberg-Film
Distributed bySüd-Film
Release date
  • 26 November 1931 (1931-11-26)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

The Daredevil (German : Der Draufgänger) is a 1931 German crime film directed by Richard Eichberg and starring Hans Albers, Gerda Maurus and Mártha Eggerth. [1]

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The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Minzloff and Jacek Rotmil. It was shot on location in Hamburg and at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. Eichberg's assistant director was Géza von Cziffra.

Synopsis

A Port of Hamburg policeman, known by his colleagues as "The Daredevil" because of his propensity for action, rescues a young woman from the water. She appears to be connected with an American millionaire whose yacht is cruising off shore.

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References

  1. Bock & Bergfelder p. 105

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