Summary In the village of Gerzenstein, the pre-trial detainee Erwin Schlumpf wants to commit suicide. He is accused of having murdered the merchant Wendolin Witschi. Sergeant Jakob Studer from the Cantonal police can save Schlumpf at the last moment. For the investigating magistrate, Dr. Steffen, the suicide attempt is like a confession. Studer, on the other hand, has serious doubts about Schlumpf's guilt. View more details
Directed : Leopold Lindtberg
Written : Horst Budjuhn Kurt Guggenheim Friedrich Glauser
Stars : Heinrich Gretler Adolf Manz Bertha Danegger Armin Schweizer
Genres : Crime Drama
Release date : Oct 12, 1939
Countries of origin : Switzerland
Language : Swiss German
Filming locations : Filmstudio Rosenhof, Zürich, Kanton Zürich, Switzerland
Production companies : Praesens-Film
Summary In the village of Gerzenstein, the pre-trial detainee Erwin Schlumpf wants to commit suicide. He is accused of having murdered the merchant Wendolin Witschi. Sergeant Jakob Studer from the Cantonal police can save Schlumpf at the last moment. For the investigating magistrate, Dr. Steffen, the suicide attempt is like a confession. Studer, on the other hand, has serious doubts about Schlumpf's guilt. View more details
Genres : Crime Drama
Release date : Oct 12, 1939
Countries of origin : Switzerland
Language : Swiss German
Filming locations : Filmstudio Rosenhof, Zürich, Kanton Zürich, Switzerland
Production companies : Praesens-Film
