Stolen Identity (1953)

A jealous concert pianist murders his wife's lover, then frames an innocent taxi driver for the crime.

Director:

Gunther von Fritsch

Writers:

Robert Hill, Alexander Lernet-Holenia (novel)

Stars:

Donald Buka, Joan Camden, Francis Lederer

Cast

Credited cast:
Donald Buka	...	Toni Sponer
Joan Camden	...	Karen Manelli
Francis Lederer	...	Claude Manelli
Adrienne Gessner	...	Mrs. Fraser
Inge Konradi	...	Marie
Gisela Wilke	...	Old Doll
Hermann Erhardt	...	Inspector
Egon von Jordan	...	Kruger (as E. von Jordan)
Manfred Inger	...	Heinth
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Karl Farkas	...	Waiter

Storyline

A jealous concert pianist murders his wife's lover, then frames an innocent taxi driver for the crime.

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Plot Keywords:

pianist | murder | jealousy | based on novel

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Taglines:

DANGER HUNTS THEM! DEATH HAUNTS THEM! (original print ad - all caps)

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Austria USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1953 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fallet Mortimer

Filming Locations:

Vienna, Austria

Company Credits

Production Co:

Transglobe-Film Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Connections

Alternate-language version of Adventures in Vienna (1952)

User Reviews

If You wondered what Turhan Bey was doing in the 1950s ....

For one thing, he produced this movie. It has the feel of later movies with international casts that are dubbed. The opening credits tell us it was filmed in Vienna.

Bey was a delight in the Universal adventure movies of the 1940s. He was also superb in a movie I saw maybe ten years ago but have never heard of since: "The Amazing Mr. X." Maybe it was Dr. X. I remember it as a thrilling and frightening movie.

This one is pretty wooden, unfortunately. The plot isn't easy to follow. When I got the hang of it, I was disappointed anyway.

Francis Lederer looks great as a concert pianist. He was a very handsome leading man ten or 15 years earlier. He never really caught on as a major star, though he should have.

This isn't terrible but it's pretty heavy going.