---
title: 'The Case of Sergeant Grischa (1930)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Herbert Brenon'
released: '1930-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 91
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-case-of-sergeant-grischa-1930'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020744/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Case of Sergeant Grischa (1930)

1930 · 91 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Case of Sergeant Grischa is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by Herbert Brenon, based on the German novel of the same name by Arnold Zweig. John Tribby was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound Recording. No known copy of this film exists and is considered lost, the only sound film to have been nominated for an Oscar and subsequently suffered this fate.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Herbert Brenon](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-brenon)
- **Screenplay:** [Elizabeth Meehan](https://cinepixo.com/people/elizabeth-meehan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Max Steiner](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-steiner)
- **Producer:** [William LeBaron](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-lebaron)
- **Director of Photography:** [J. Roy Hunt](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-roy-hunt)

## Cast

- [Bernard Siegel](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-siegel)
- [Gustav von Seyffertitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/gustav-von-seyffertitz)
- [Paul McAllister](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-mcallister)
- [Alec B. Francis](https://cinepixo.com/people/alec-b-francis)
- [Jean Hersholt](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-hersholt)
- [Chester Morris](https://cinepixo.com/people/chester-morris)
- [Betty Compson](https://cinepixo.com/people/betty-compson)

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