The Bogeyman (1953 film)

The Bogeyman
The Bogeyman
	Liselotte Pulver in a scene from the film
Directed by	Carl Boese
Written by	Rolf Dortenwald; Curth Flatow;
Produced by	Georg Dammann; Herbert Obscherningkat; Helmut Ungerland;
Starring	Liselotte Pulver; Hans Reiser; Harald Paulsen;
Cinematography	Walter Hrich
Edited by	Erhart H. Albrecht
Music by	Hans-Martin Majewski
Production; companies	Burg-Film; Porta-Film;
Distributed by	Europa-Filmverleih
Release date	4 September 1953
Running time	86 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

The Bogeyman (German: Das Nachtgespenst) is a 1953 West German crime comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Liselotte Pulver, Hans Reiser, and Harald Paulsen.^[1] It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by art director Mathias Matthies.

Plot edit

In the small English town of Blackmoor, a congress is being held by the "Millionaires' Association". In order to guarantee the well-heeled participants' safety, numerous private detectives are hired as security. Despite this massive protective presence, a clever gang of crooks who call themselves "The Night Ghost" manage to break into the hotel safe and steal considerable sums of money. This now calls the bright maid Trixie into action, who loves to devour crime novels and was just waiting to finally experience an exciting adventure herself.

Trixie immediately gets to work and conducts her own investigation. She is joined by a young up-and-coming author who has already achieved some fame as a crime novelist, Conny Cooper. In fact, the two track down the thieves, and finally they manage to break up the gang and put their members, including the somewhat dumb guys Ladislaus and Gustav, under lock and key. Trixie is given a lavish reward and has also won Conny Cooper's heart.^[2]