The Bogeyman (1953 film)

The Bogeyman
The Bogeyman
	Liselotte Pulver in a scene from the film
Directed by	Carl Boese
Written by	Rolf Dortenwald; Curth Flatow;
Produced by	Georg Dammann; Herbert Obscherningkat; Helmut Ungerland;
Starring	Liselotte Pulver; Hans Reiser; Harald Paulsen;
Cinematography	Walter Hrich
Edited by	Erhart H. Albrecht
Music by	Hans-Martin Majewski
Production; companies	Burg-Film; Porta-Film;
Distributed by	Europa-Filmverleih
Release date	4 September 1953;
Running time	86 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

The Bogeyman (German: Das Nachtgespenst) is a 1953 West German crime comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Liselotte Pulver, Hans Reiser, and Harald Paulsen.^[1] It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by art director Mathias Matthies.

Plot

In the small English town of Blackmoor, a congress is being held by the "Millionaires' Association". In order to guarantee the well-heeled participants' safety, numerous private detectives are hired as security. Despite this massive protective presence, a clever gang of crooks who call themselves "The Night Ghost" manage to break into the hotel safe and steal considerable sums of money. This now calls the bright maid Trixie into action, who loves to devour crime novels and was just waiting to finally experience an exciting adventure herself.

Trixie immediately gets to work and conducts her own investigation. She is joined by up-and-coming author Conny Cooper who has already achieved some fame as a crime novelist. The two track down the thieves and put the gang, including the somewhat dumb crooks Ladislaus and Gustav, under lock and key. Trixie is given a lavish reward and has also won Conny Cooper's heart.^[2]

Cast

Liselotte Pulver as Trixie
Hans Reiser as Conny Cooper
Harald Paulsen as Ladislaus
Elena Luber as Yvette
Hubert von Meyerinck as Hoteldirektor
Paul Verhoeven as Peppercorn
Bully Buhlan
Walter Gross as Gustav
Heinz Klevenow as Tigerjim
Bruno Klockmann as Butterfield
Christine Mylius as Miss Moneymaker
Hans Schwarz Jr. as Robby
Josef Sieber
Horst von Otto

References

^ Bock & Bergfelder p.306
^ "Neu in Deutschland". Der Spiegel (in German). 1953-09-29. ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 2022-05-02.

Bibliography

Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

The Bogeyman at IMDb

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[1] Bock & Bergfelder p.306

[2] "Neu in Deutschland". Der Spiegel (in German). 1953-09-29. ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 2022-05-02.

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