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title: 'The Man in Search of His Murderer (1931)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert Siodmak'
released: '1931-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 98
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-man-in-search-of-his-murderer-1931'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022121/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Man in Search of His Murderer (1931)

1931 · 98 min · Comedy · Germany

Original title: Der Mann, der seinen Mörder sucht

## Synopsis

The Man in Search of His Murderer is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Heinz Rühmann, Lien Deyers and Hans Leibelt. The film is partially lost; of the original 9 acts, only five remain. It was one of the early leading roles for upcoming German star Heinz Rühmann. Co-writer Billy Wilder was at the beginning of his long career. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and premiered at the city's Gloria-Palast. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. It was remade in 1952 as You Only Live Once.

## Credits

- **Original Music Composer:** [Friedrich Hollaender](https://cinepixo.com/people/friedrich-hollaender)
- **Director:** [Robert Siodmak](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-siodmak)
- **Screenplay:** [Billy Wilder](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-wilder), [Curt Siodmak](https://cinepixo.com/people/curt-siodmak)
- **Producer:** [Erich Pommer](https://cinepixo.com/people/erich-pommer)
- **Director of Photography:** [Otto Baecker](https://cinepixo.com/people/otto-baecker), [Konstantin Tschet](https://cinepixo.com/people/konstantin-tschet)
- **Editor:** [Viktor Gertler](https://cinepixo.com/people/viktor-gertler)

## Cast

- [Gerhard Bienert](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerhard-bienert)
- [Franz Fiedler](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-fiedler)
- [Hermann Blaß](https://cinepixo.com/people/hermann-bla)
- [Raimund Janitschek](https://cinepixo.com/people/raimund-janitschek)
- [Heinz Rühmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinz-ruhmann)
- [Lien Deyers](https://cinepixo.com/people/lien-deyers)
- [Friedrich Hollaender](https://cinepixo.com/people/friedrich-hollaender)
- [Roland Varno](https://cinepixo.com/people/roland-varno)
- [Hans Leibelt](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-leibelt)
- [Fritz Odemar](https://cinepixo.com/people/fritz-odemar)
- [Hermann Speelmans](https://cinepixo.com/people/hermann-speelmans)

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