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His Best Friend
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His Best Friend

1937-02-26 · 99 min · ★ 6.5

Crime

Remake of a 1929 German film by the same title about a man and a police dog.

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Directors
Harry Piel
Production companies
Ariel-Film, Tobis-Rota
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Harry PielHarry PielHarry Peters, Kriminal-Assistent
Henry LorenzenErich Wilke
Alfred HaaseHildebrandt, Kriminalrat
Lissy ArnaLissy ArnaFrau Woerden, Pensionsinhaberin
Ernst LegalErnst LegalEmil Müller
Trude HesterbergTrude HesterbergEmmi Gärtner
Paul WestermeierPaul WestermeierEmil Kruppack / William Hopkins
Else Reval

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