The Hunchback of Soho

The Hunchback of Soho

Directed by	Alfred Vohrer
Produced by	Fritz Klotsch Horst Wendlandt
Written by	Edgar Wallace (story) Herbert Reinecker
Starring	Günther Stoll Pinkas Braun Monika Peitsch
Music by	Peter Thomas
Cinematography	Karl Löb
Edited by	Susanne Paschen
Production company	Rialto Film
Distributed by	Constantin Film
Release date	6 September 1966
Running time	89 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

The Hunchback of Soho (German: Der Bucklige von Soho) is a 1966 West German crime film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Günther Stoll, Pinkas Braun and Monika Peitsch.^[1]

It was part of Rialto Film's long-running group of Edgar Wallace adaptations, and was the first in the series to be shot in Eastmancolor. It was made at the CCC Studios and on location in Berlin and London.

Synopsis

Scotland Yard investigate a series of murders at a castle which is now being used as a girls school.

Cast

Günther Stoll as Inspektor Hopkins
Monika Peitsch as Wanda Merville
Pinkas Braun as Alan Davis
Eddi Arent as Reverend David
Siegfried Schürenberg as Sir John
Agnes Windeck as Lady Marjorie Perkins
Gisela Uhlen as Mrs. Tyndal
Hubert von Meyerinck as General Edward Perkins
Uta Levka as Gladys Gardner
Suzanne Roquette as Laura
Joachim Teege as Rechtsanwalt Harold Stone
Hilde Sessak as Oberin
Susanne Hsiao as Viola
Kurt Waitzmann as Sergeant
Ilse Pagé as Jane
Albert Bessler as Butler Anthony
Richard Haller as Der Bucklige

References

↑ Bock & Bergfelder p.253

Bibliography

Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

The Hunchback of Soho on IMDb

Edgar Wallace

Novels

The Four Just Men (1905)
Kate Plus Ten (1919)
The Crimson Circle (1922)
The Valley of Ghosts (1922)
The Clue of the New Pin (1923)
The Dark Eyes of London (1924)
The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder (1925)
The Terrible People (1926)
The Big Foot (1927)
The Forger (1927)
The Calendar (1930)
The Guv'nor and Other Short Stories (1932)

Plays

The Man Who Changed His Name (1928)

Screenplays

Adaptations

J. G. Reeder	Mr. Reeder in Room 13 (1938) The Mind of Mr. Reeder (1939) The Missing People (1940)
The Four Just Men	The Four Just Men (1921 film) The Four Just Men (1939 film) The Four Just Men (1959 TV series)
Edgar Wallace Mysteries	Urge to Kill The Clue of the New Pin Never Back Losers The Sinister Man Solo for Sparrow Incident at Midnight We Shall See
Rialto Films	Der Frosch mit der Maske (1959) Der rote Kreis (1960) The Terrible People (1960) The Dead Eyes of London (1961) The Devil's Daffodil (1961) The Forger of London (1961) The Green Archer (1961) The Strange Countess (1961) The Puzzle of the Red Orchid (1962) The Door with Seven Locks (1962) The Inn on the River (1962) The Squeaker (1963) The Black Abbot (1963) The Indian Scarf (1963) The Curse of the Hidden Vault (1964) Der Hexer (1964) The Traitor's Gate (1964) Neues vom Hexer (1965) Der unheimliche Mönch (1965) The Trygon Factor (1966) The Hunchback of Soho (1966) Im Banne des Unheimlichen (1968) The Gorilla of Soho (1968)
Other	The Man Who Bought London (1916) The Green Terror (1919) Pallard the Punter (1919) The River of Stars (1921) The Crimson Circle (1922) The Diamond Man (1924) The Green Archer (1925 serial) The Terror (1928) Mark of the Frog (1928 serial) Chick (1928) The Forger (1928) The Terrible People (1928 serial) The Ringer (1928) The Man Who Changed His Name (1928) The Flying Squad (1929) The Crimson Circle (1929) The Clue of the New Pin (1929) The Yellow Mask (1930) The Ringer (1931) To Oblige a Lady (1931) The Calendar (1931) The Old Man (1931) The Squeaker (1931) The Flying Squad (1932) The Frightened Lady (1932) The Sorceror (1932) The Menace (1932) White Face (1932) The Jewel (1933) Before Dawn (1933) The Feathered Serpent (1934) The Green Pack (1934) Mystery Liner (1934) The Lad (1935) Sanders of the River (1935) Born to Gamble (1935) Chick (1936) Educated Evans (1936) The Crimson Circle (1936) Prison Breaker (1936) The Frog (1937) The Sqeaker (1937) The Gaunt Stranger (1938) Dangerous to Know (1938) Kate Plus Ten (1938) Thank Evans (1938) The Terror (1938) The Return of the Frog (1938) Flying Fifty-Five (1939) The Dark Eyes of London (1939) The Case of the Frightened Lady (1940) The Door with Seven Locks (1940) The Flying Squad (1940) The Green Archer (1940 serial) The Missing Million (1942) The Calendar (1948) The Ringer (1952) The Avenger (1960) Death Drums Along the River (1963) Coast of Skeletons (1964) Circus of Fear (1966) Five Golden Dragons (1967) The Devil Came from Akasava (1970)

Family

Marriott Edgar (half-brother)

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