Bruno Kastner Movies

Carnival of Crime was based on Ernest Klein's novel Die Dam Mat Dem Tigerfall (The Woman with the Tigerskin), which was also the film's original German release title. When a tiger-skin coat is left unclaimed at a fancy nightspot, the story is deemed worthy of a newspaper headline. This is because the police are investigating an unsolved murder, in which a woman wearing a similar coat was reportedly involved. The detectives trace the coat to a nobleman, who says only that it belonged to his lady companion of the previous evening. Upon ascertaining the "mystery woman's" identity, the cops are about to put the cuffs on her when she offers to explain herself. It is this explanation, related in flashback, that occupies most of the film's running time. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

This buoyant Lilian Harvey vehicle was originally released as Du Stollst Nicht Stehlen. Harvey is cast as a cunning thief who falls in love with virtuous Werner Fuetterer. Hoping to gain access to Fuetterer's bachelor apartment without arousing the attentions of the cops, Harvey disguises herself as a man. For the hero's sake, she agrees to give up her thieving ways but is forced to return to criminality to save her younger sister from the clutches of a cad. Even without the benefit of music, Lilian Harvey was a delightful screen presence. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide