Murder by Proxy (1964)
"Das Phantom von Soho" (original title)

A murder mystery involving several high-profile Londoners being bumped off near a Soho nightclub by a masked killer.

Director:

Franz Josef Gottlieb

Writers:

Ladislas Fodor, Bryan Edgar Wallace (novel)

Stars:

Dieter Borsche, Barbara Rütting, Hans Söhnker

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Dieter Borsche	...	Chief Inspector Hugh Patton
Barbara Rütting	...	Clarinda Smith
Hans Söhnker	...	Sir Phillip
Peter Vogel	...	Sergeant Hallam
Helga Sommerfeld	...	Corinne Smith
Werner Peters	...	Dr. Dalmar
Hans Nielsen	...	Lord Harald Malhaus
Stanislav Ledinek	...	Gilyard, club manager
Otto Waldis	...	Wilhelm Grover, man with birthmark
Hans W. Hamacher	...	Capt. Muggins
Emil Feldmann	...	Daddy
Harald Sawade	...	Charlie
Kurt Jaggberg	...	Jussuf
Elisabeth Flickenschildt	...	Joanna Filiati

Storyline

Sgt. Halan and Chief Ins. Patten of Scotland Yard are called in to investigate several murders which have taken place near the Sansibar, a Soho nightclub. They soon discover the true story of the hooded killer in a grisly skull mask and golden gloves killing off the survivors of the shipwrecked "Yolanda".

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Plot Keywords:

murder mystery | mask | scotland yard | prostitution | serial killer | 

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Taglines:

He stalks the city of sex and sin!

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Genres:

Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

West Germany

Language:

German English French

Release Date:

March 1967 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Phantom of Soho

Filming Locations:

CCC-Atelier, Spandau, Berlin, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Central Cinema Company Film (CCC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (opening credits) Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by When Strangers Meet (1964)

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Soundtracks

"Soho"
Performed by Tanja Berg
Composed by Martin Böttcher

User Reviews

Slow but Occasionally Effective

A German film taking place in England. A nice little plot with some entertaining policemen. The fun is in the investigation, though it does become muddied at times. For some reason, I knew the ending. Maybe I've watched too many movies. Still, there are some nice, stuffy performances and it is a pretty good whodunnit. If there is a criticism, it is editing and pacing. At times you just want to yell, "Get on with it!" But the plot does revolve around a crime for money and it really makes good sense when it is all over. The dubbing isn't bad. Whoever did voice overs did a nice job of trying to match the current scene.