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Spies at the Savoy Hotel (1932)

Spies at the Savoy Hotel poster
Original title
Spione im Savoy-Hotel
Directed by
Frederic Zelnik
Genre
comedy, crime, music
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
12
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A mystery unfolds at a luxury hotel during a musical revue. A cast of characters navigate intrigue and performances in early sound cinema style.

lightheartedmusicalmysteriousenergeticwhimsicaldatedescapistlively

What happens

Spies at the Savoy Hotel (German: Spione im Savoy-Hotel) is a 1932 mystery musical comedy film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Alfred Abel, Olga Tschechowa and Margot Landa. It functions as a revue style film, of the sort popular during the early sound era. Released in the final months of the Weimar Republic, the director and the several performers were forced into exile following the Nazi takeover the following year. It was shot at the Halensee Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gustav A. Knauer. It is also known by the alternative title The Gala Performance. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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