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His Best Friend

Original title: Sein bester Freund
  • 19371937
  • 1h 39m
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His Best Friend (1937)
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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 ow... Read allIn 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.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.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
14
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
395,504
896,794
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    • Director
      • Harry Piel
    • Writers
      • Hanns Marschall
      • Harry Piel
      • Hans Rameau
    • Stars
      • Harry Piel
      • Edna Greyff
      • Henry Lorenzen
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    • Director
      • Harry Piel
    • Writers
      • Hanns Marschall
      • Harry Piel
      • Hans Rameau
    • Stars
      • Harry Piel
      • Edna Greyff
      • Henry Lorenzen
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    Harry Piel
    Harry Piel
    • Harry Peters, Kriminal-Assistent
    Edna Greyff
    • Gerda Lind, Tänzerin
    Henry Lorenzen
    • Erich Wilke
    Alfred Haase
    • Hildebrandt, Kriminalrat
    Jochen Hauer
    • Schütz, Oberwachtmeister
    Ernst Legal
    • Emil Müller, Hausverwalter
    Trude Hesterberg
    • Emmi Gärtner
    Lissy Arna
    Lissy Arna
    • Frau Woerden, Pensionsinhaberin
    Paul Westermeier
    Paul Westermeier
    • Emil Kruppack…
    Willi Schur
    • Max Kruppack
    Erich Teske
    • Paule Werner
    Eva Tinschmann
    Eva Tinschmann
    • Frau Kruse, Aufwartung
    Gerhard Dammann
    • Willi Knorr, Hundehändler
    Gertrud Wolle
    • Kassiererin in der 'Barberina'
    Aribert Grimmer
    Aribert Grimmer
    • Karl
    Philipp Manning
    • Kriminalbeamter
    Otto Stoeckel
    • Kriminalkommissar
    Aruth Wartan
    • Kaminski - Eisenbahnräuber
    • Director
      • Harry Piel
    • Writers
      • Hanns Marschall
      • Harry Piel
      • Hans Rameau
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      Remake of Sein bester Freund (1929)

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    • Release date
      • July 1, 1938 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Njegov najboljši prijatelj
    • Filming locations
      • Berlin, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Ariel-Film
      • Tobis-Rota
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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