The Missing Wife (1929)
- Original title
- Die verschwundene Frau
- Directed by
- Karl Leiter
- Genre
- comedy, crime
- Country
- Austria
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A comedy crime film from Austria's silent era. A woman goes missing and her husband tries to find her.
lightheartedplayfulbreezysillywhimsicalquaintlow-stakes
What happens
The Missing Wife (German: Die verschwundene Frau) is a 1929 Austrian silent film comedy crime film directed by Karl Leiter and starring Harry Halm, Iris Arlan and Mary Kid. The sets were designed by the art director Hans Ledersteger. It was subject to a 1937 sound film remake of the same title. The film is notable for marking the screen debut of Peter Lorre. The film was believed lost until 1984. It was not until it was restored in 1996 that Lorre's small role was noted. Lorre had never spoken about the film and always maintained that M (1931) was his first film, which was a breakthrough role as opposed to a brief, uncredited cameo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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