Cadets (1931 film)

Cadets
Directed byGeorg Jacoby
Written byAlfred Schirokauer
Based onHinter den roten Mauern von Lichterfelde by Peter Murr
Produced byHermann Rosenfeld
Ludwig Scheer
StarringAlbert Bassermann
Trude von Molo
Johannes Riemann
CinematographyEduard Hoesch
Edited byPaul May
Music byPeter Kreuder
Production
companies
Efzet Film
Reichsliga-Film
Distributed byHeros Film
Release date
  • 21 December 1931 (1931-12-21)
Running time
111 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

Cadets (German: Kadetten) is a 1931 German drama film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Albert Bassermann, Trude von Molo and Johannes Riemann.[1] It was shot at the Berlin studios of Carl Froelich and on location at the Preußische Hauptkadettenanstalt in the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Heilbronner.[2]

Synopsis

Rudolf, the son of General von Seddin, feels compelled to follow his father into the army and enlists in a military academy. However he struggles to focus as a cadet and becomes enamoured of his father's much younger second wife, his stepmother Helene. When he discovers that she is having an affair with an officer, matters escalate and he finds himself accused of murder.

Cast

References

Bibliography

  • Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1931. Klaus-Archiv, 2006.
  • Waldman, Harry. Nazi Films in America, 1933-1942. McFarland, 2008.