Alfred Vohrer
Directing
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Alfred Vohrer (29 December 1914 – 3 February 1986) was a German film director and actor. He directed 48 films between 1958 and 1984. He was born in Stuttgart, Germany and died in Munich, Germany. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alfred Vohrer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: December 29, 1914
Place of Birth: Stuttgart, Germany
Known For
The Mysterious Magician
The sister of a famous, but as yet uncaught, criminal named "The Hexer" is murdered. Inspector Higgins of Scotland Yard believes that "The Hexer" will surface to take his revenge on his sister's killers, and plans to set a trap to finally capture him. However, soon bodies start piling up, and it looks as if "The Hexer" may get away yet again.
The Inn on the River
A serial killer named The Shark is terrorizing London by killing his victims with a speargun and then, dressed in a scruba-diver's wetsuit, using the city's sewer tunnels to make his getaway.
The Indian Scarf
When a wealthy man dies, his avaricious relatives look forward to inheriting all his money. However, he leaves a provision in his will that they all must spend a week together in his castle before they will be able to inherit anything. At the castle (which is cut off from the outside world), the relatives soon begin to be killed off one by one, each strangled with an Indian scarf.
What Have You Done to Solange?
After several Catholic school pupils are murdered, a teacher who is having an affair with one of his students becomes a suspect. When other gruesome murders start occurring shortly thereafter, the teacher suspects that he may be the cause of them.
An Alibi for Death
Lawyer Maria Rohn takes on the case of Martin Siebeck. The truck driver allegedly ran over a man on the highway. Siebeck denies the crime and states that two people threw the victim in front of his truck at full speed. The more Maria Rohn looks into the case, the more she notices inconsistencies. Her husband Günther is also behaving more and more strangely. It seems that he was also involved in the accident...
The Door with Seven Locks
A rich man bequeaths seven keys to seven of his friends, but only one will unlock the door to untold wealth.
The Horror of Blackwood Castle
Scotland Yard must discover why people are being murdered by a monstrous dog at Blackwood Castle.
Dead Eyes of London
A disfigured killer with glazed-over white eyes is doing the dirty work so that an insurance agent-doctor can get the victims' insurance money.
Double Face
After a businessman's unfaithful wife is seemingly killed in a car accident, he is led by several unscrupulous characters to believe that she is actually alive.
Gorilla Gang
When another dead elderly gentleman is fished out of the Thames, Inspector David Perkins is convinced that the gorilla gang is active again. On a doll found with the body, characters of an African language are discovered. Together with Sergeant Pepper and language specialist Susan MacPherson, the search for the head of the gang begins.
Filmography
as Edgar Wallace (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Edgar Wallace (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Edgar Wallace ( Voice )
as Edgar Wallace / Funker (voice)
as Edgar Wallace (voice)
as Edgar Wallace ( Voice )
as Ansager am Flughafen (voice) / Schaulustiger / Sanitäter (voice)
as Mann von der Fahndungsabteilung
as Polizist