In this remake of his 1929 film, Piel is a detective who tries to train a German Shepherd dog, who used to belong to a crook, to work for the police and eventually help capture his former owner.
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Title: His Best Friend (1937)
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Cast
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| Harry Piel | ... | Harry Peters, Kriminal-Assistent | |
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Edna Greyff | ... | Gerda Lind, Tänzerin |
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Henry Lorenzen | ... | Erich Wilke |
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Alfred Haase | ... | Hildebrandt, Kriminalrat |
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Jochen Hauer | ... | Schütz, Oberwachtmeister |
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Ernst Legal | ... | Emil Müller, Hausverwalter |
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Trude Hesterberg | ... | Emmi Gärtner |
| Lissy Arna | ... | Frau Woerden, Pensionsinhaberin | |
| Paul Westermeier | ... | Emil Kruppack / William Hopkins | |
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Willi Schur | ... | Max Kruppack |
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Erich Teske | ... | Paule Werner |
| Eva Tinschmann | ... | Frau Kruse, Aufwartung | |
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Gerhard Dammann | ... | Willi Knorr, Hundehändler |
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Gertrud Wolle | ... | Kassiererin in der 'Barberina' |
| Aribert Grimmer | ... | Karl | |
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In this remake of his 1929 film, Piel is a detective who tries to train a German Shepherd dog, who used to belong to a crook, to work for the police and eventually help capture his former owner.
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1 July 1938 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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