The Brenken Case

The Brenken Case (German: Der Fall Brenken) is a 1934 German comedy crime film directed by Carl Lamac and starring Walter Steinbeck, Hans Brausewetter and Rudolf Klein-Rogge. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gustav A. Knauer and Alexander Mügge.

The Brenken Case
Directed by	Carl Lamac
Written by	Peter Ort Henry Koster
Produced by	Eduard van Meghen
Starring	Walter Steinbeck Hans Brausewetter Rudolf Klein-Rogge
Cinematography	Karl Hasselmann
Edited by	Fritz C. Mauch
Music by	Eduard Künneke
Production company	Westdeutsche Tonfilm-Produktion
Distributed by	Otzoup Film
Release date	12 October 1934 (1934-10-12)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Synopsis

An attack on the industrialist owner of the Brenken factory draws newspaper headlines. It later transpires that he has organised it himself in order to try to deter rivals from buying his company's shares on the stock exchange.

Cast

• Walter Steinbeck as Generaldirektor Hermann Brenken, Industrieller
• Hans Brausewetter as Hans Hall, Berichterstatter
• Rudolf Klein-Rogge as Bert Benson, Artist
• Genia Nikolaieva as Inge Brandt, Schauspielerin
• Jessie Vihrog as Lotte Menzig, Telephonistin
• Trude Hesterberg as Fräulein Bomst, Direktrice Gussersee-Hotel
• Franz Weber as Alois Huber, Nachtportier Gussersee-Hotel
• Hans Berghaus as Der Tagportier Gussersee-Hotel
• Veit Harlan as Der Unbekannte
• Adele Sandrock as Die Frau Generalin

Bibliography

• Noack, Frank. Veit Harlan: The Life and Work of a Nazi Filmmaker. University Press of Kentucky, 2016.

External links

• The Brenken Case at IMDb