The Frog with the Mask

(Der Frosch mit der Maske)

A Rialto Film Production
Dänemark 1959 - 89 min.
Distributed by Constantin
Premiered: 4.9.1959
FSK: ab 16, nf

Cast

Inspektor Elk   Siegfried Lowitz
Richard Gordon   Joachim Fuchsberger
Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
Philo Johnson   Jochen Brockmann
John Bennet   Carl Lange

Crew

Director:   Harald Reinl
Screenplay:   Trygve Larsen - Joachim Bartsch
Based upon a novel by Edgar Wallace
Director of Photography:   Ernst W. Kalinke
Music:   Willi Mattes - Karl Bette

Plot outline

The Frog with the Mask The "Frog with the Mask" spreads fear and anxiety within the streets of London. The creature is hidden under a wide clergyman's robe, its face covered up and only two enormously frightening, gleaming eyes can be seen. Together with members of his gang the "Frog with the Mask" hunts down innocent victims. Scotland Yard's Superintendent Elk is full of activity, as there are absolutely no traces on the crime scenes - only the wrists of the murdered bear a visible trace: the black "Frog Gang" mark. But - Then there is also Private Detective Richard Gordon together with his butler who are trailing down the "Frog with the Mask" as well...