The Mystery of Betty Bonn

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The Mystery of Betty Bonn
The Mystery of Betty Bonn.jpg
Directed by Robert A. Stemmle
Written by
Based onDer Streit um die Betty Bonn by Friedrich Lindemann
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Otto Baecker
Edited by Herbert B. Fredersdorf
Music by Herbert Windt
Production
company
Georg Witt-Film
Distributed by UFA
Release date
  • 4 February 1938 (1938-02-04)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryGermany
Language German

The Mystery of Betty Bonn (German : Das Geheimnis um Betty Bonn) is a 1938 German adventure film directed by Robert A. Stemmle and starring Maria Andergast, Theodor Loos and Hans Nielsen. [1] The film was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin with sets designed by the art directors Wilhelm Depenau and Ludwig Reiber. It was made by the leading German company UFA, based on a novel by Friedrich Lindemann.

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Synopsis

A British attorney working on a small island wants to return home to London, but first has to solve a mysterious crime.

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  1. Kreimeier p. 286

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