Der Tiger Von Berlin (1930) Reviews

Der Tiger is a neat and precise German murder mystery with a not-so-surprising twist. Throughout most of the film, the audience is led to believe that the investigating detective is actually the murderer. It would have been quite a novelty had this actually been the case, but that's not how a "formula" film works. Sure enough, at the very last moment the detective is exonerated and the guilty party revealed. At least the true identity of the killer is reasonably well hidden (though veteran mystery buffs will have no trouble fingering the culprit the moment the actor in question appears). Greeted with hoots and catcalls upon its first release, Der Tiger fared rather better after the studio did a little post-premiere tinkering. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi