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The Deruga Case
90%
Movie
1h 45m
AI Analysis
The Deruga Case (1938) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Deruga Case (1938) — a movie tagged as Crime with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: The physician Dr. Deruga is suspected of having poisoned his wife out of greed. She died after naming Deruga, poor and in debt, the sole heir in her will. There are a lot of people willing to testify against him in court, including Marta, the dead woman's best friend. Only his niece Mingo believes him to be inno… Our models also surface themes such as ai and friendship from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~105 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Deruga Case 90% (1 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
AI verdict
The Deruga Case is a film worth prioritising when you want something with strong audience scores — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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from 1 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
The physician Dr. Deruga is suspected of having poisoned his wife out of greed. She died after naming Deruga, poor and in debt, the sole heir in her will. There are a lot of people willing to testify against him in court, including Marta, the dead woman's best friend. Only his niece Mingo believes him to be innocent and goes out on her own to prove it.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1938-09-21
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- TMDB rating
- 9.0
- TMDB ID
- 290445
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What is The Deruga Case about?
The physician Dr. Deruga is suspected of having poisoned his wife out of greed. She died after naming Deruga, poor and in debt, the sole heir in her will. There are a lot of people willing to te... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Deruga Case?
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How long is the movie The Deruga Case?
The official runtime for The Deruga Case is approximately 105 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Willy Birgel
Dr. Stefan Deruga

Dagny Servaes
Baronin Truschkowitz

Georg Alexander
Baron Truschkowitz

Käthe Haack
Marta Schwertfeger

Paul Bildt
Landgerichtsvorsitzender Dr. Zeunemann

Erika von Thellmann
Therese Klinkhardt

Fritz Odemar
Hofrat Dr. Mäulchen

Beppo Brem
Friseur Alfinger

Josefine Dora
Garderobiere

Edith Meinhard
Serviererin
- G
Geraldine Katt
Baroness Mingo Truschkowitz
- C
Claire Winter
Ursula Züger

Hans Leibelt
Justizrat Dr. Klemm

Roma Bahn
Valeska Durich

Oscar Sabo
Hausmeister Schulz

Willi Schaeffers
Privatdetektiv

Hubert von Meyerinck
Riedmüller

Erich Fiedler
Dr. Schelling
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