Burglars (German: Einbrecher) is a 1930 German musical comedy film directed by Hanns Schwarz and starring Ralph Arthur Roberts, Lilian Harvey, Willy Fritsch, and Heinz Rühmann.[1] It is also known in English by the alternative title Murder For Sale. It is based on the French play "Guignol le cambrioleur" by Louis Verneuil, who co-wrote the screenplay. A French-language version, titled Flagrant délit (Caught in the Act), was filmed at the same time.[2] The film was intended by the studio UFA as a follow-up to the hit musical The Three from the Filling Station.
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Directed by | Hanns Schwarz |
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Produced by | Erich Pommer |
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Edited by | Willy Zeyn |
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Distributed by | UFA |
Release date | 16 December 1930 |
Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | Germany |
Language | German |
The film's set were designed by the art director Erich Kettelhut. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin with location filming also taking place in Paris.
A young wife married to a much older toymaker is seduced by a dashing young thief who plans to rob them.