The Fugitive from Chicago
Released: January 2, 1934Runtime: 108 minLanguage: DE
Werner Dux, heir of the big car company "Dux-Werke", is a gambler who has just been arrested in Chicago for shooting a cardsharper. While in jail, he learns from his friend Michael Nissen that his father has died recently. That means that the Dux-Werke are without a leader at the moment, for Werner's cousin Steffie, who is his co-heiress, is still too young to run the firm. In this situation, Werner convinces his friend Michael, who is an engineer by profession, to take over the firm as long as he is in jail and to pose as him. Michael agrees and is able to bring the firm up again. He even arranges a reliability test for motorcycles via Istanbul, Rome and Barcelona, which creates a big Turkish order for the company. When the real Werner escapes from jail and arrives in Germany, it looks as if the whole story is up to bust. But Werner needs money, so he convinces Michael to go on as before and hand over all profits of the firm to him.
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Gustav Frohlich
as Michael Nissen
Hubert Von Meyerinck
as Werner Dux
Luise Ullrich
as Steffie Dux
Adele Sandrock
as Fräulein von Zackenthin
Paul Kemp
as August P. Lemke, Buchhalter
Lil Dagover
as Eveline
Will Dohm
as Billy
Ernst Dumcke
as Generaldirektor v. Oetten
Lilo Muller
as Ruth Müller
Otto Wernicke
as Wolke, Werkmeister
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