In this classic German thriller, Hans Beckert, a serial killer who preys on children, becomes the focus of a massive Berlin police manhunt. Beckert's heinous crimes are so repellant and disruptive to city life that he is even targeted by others in the seedy underworld network. With both cops and criminals in pursuit, the murderer soon realizes that people are on his trail, sending him into a tense, panicked attempt to escape justice.
Peter Lorre
as Hans Beckert
Ellen Widmann
as Frau Beckmann
Inge Landgut
as Elsie Beckmann
Otto Wernicke
as Inspector Karl Lohmann
Theodor Loos
as Inspector Groeber
Gustaf Gründgens
as Schränker
Friedrich Gnaß
as Franz
Fritz Odemar
as The Cheater
Paul Kemp
as Pickpocket with Six Watches
Theo Lingen
as Bauernfänger
Rudolf Blümner
as Becker's 'Attorney'
Georg John
as Blind Panhandler
