Burglars (film)
Burglars () is a 1930 German musical comedy film directed by Hanns Schwarz and starring Ralph Arthur Roberts, Lilian Harvey, Willy Fritsch, and Heinz Rühmann. It is also known in English by the alternative title Murder For Sale. It is based on the French play "Guignol le cambrioleur" by Louis Verneuil, who co-wrote the screenplay. A French-language version, titled Flagrant délit (Caught in the Act), was filmed at the same time. The film was intended by the studio UFA as a follow-up to the hit musical The Three from the Filling Station. The film's set were designed by the art director Erich Kettelhut. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin with location filming also taking place in Paris. Plot A young wife married to a much older toymaker is seduced by a dashing young thief who plans to rob them. Cast Ralph Arthur Roberts as Dumontier Lilian Harvey as Reneé Willy Fritsch as Durand Heinz Rühmann as Sérigny Margarethe Koeppke as Mimi Oskar Sima as Der Diener Gertrud Wolle as Hortense Kurt Gerron as 1. Polizeikommisar Paul Henckels as 2. Polizeikommisar References External links 1930 films Films of the Weimar Republic 1930s German-language films German multilingual films Films based on works by Louis Verneuil Films directed by Hanns Schwarz 1930 musical comedy films UFA GmbH films Films shot at Babelsberg Studios German black-and-white films German musical comedy films 1930 multilingual films 1930s German films