Manolescu, Prince of Thieves

Manolescu, Prince of Thieves (German: Manolescu, der Fürst der Diebe) is a 1933 German comedy crime film directed by Georg C. Klaren and Willi Wolff and starring Iván Petrovich, Alfred Abel, Ellen Richter and Mady Christians.^[1][2] It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin and on location in St. Moritz. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Jacoby. It was produced and released just as the Weimar Republic was giving way to Nazi Germany.

Manolescu, Prince of Thieves
Directed by	Georg C. Klaren Willi Wolff
Written by	Georg C. Klaren Hans Rameau
Produced by	Ellen Richter
Starring	Iván Petrovich Alfred Abel Ellen Richter Mady Christians
Cinematography	Emil Schünemann
Edited by	Roger von Norman
Music by	Willy Rosen
Production company	Hisa-Film
Distributed by	Europa Film
Release date	17 March 1933 (1933-03-17)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Synopsis

An elegant man-about-town leads a secret life as a jewel thief. An insurance company hires a female investigator to try and track down the man behind the robberies that have led to large payouts, but in Paris he quickly sees through her scheme. Eventually he is caught and sentenced to prison in Germany, but manages to escape.

Cast

• Iván Petrovich as George Manolescu
• Alfred Abel as Jan Hendriks, Generaldirektor Introp Versicherung
• Ellen Richter as Olivia, seine Frau
• Mady Christians as Comtesse Maria Freyenberg
• Hilde Hildebrand as Marion Lamond
• Fritz Kampers Max Krause, ehemaliger Rennfahrer
• Hubert von Meyerinck as Der Kellner im Hotel Ritz
• Olly Gebauer as Die Dame im Wartesaal
• Kurt Lilien as Der Nachtportier

See also

• Manolescu's Memoirs (1920)
• Manolescu (1929)

References

1. Klaus p.129
2. Giesen p.141

Bibliography

• Giesen, Rolf. The Nosferatu Story: The Seminal Horror Film, Its Predecessors and Its Enduring Legacy. McFarland, 2019.
• Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1933. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.

External links

• Manolescu, Prince of Thieves at IMDb