| Manolescu, Prince of Thieves | |
| Director: | Georg C. Klaren Willi Wolff |
| Producer: | Ellen Richter |
| Starring: | Iván Petrovich Alfred Abel Ellen Richter Mady Christians |
| Music: | Willy Rosen |
| Editing: | Roger von Norman |
| Studio: | Hisa-Film |
| Distributor: | Europa Film |
| Runtime: | 82 minutes |
| Country: | Germany |
Manolescu, Prince of Thieves (German: Manolescu, der Fürst der Diebe) is a 1933 German comedy crime film directed by Georg C. Klaren and Willi Wolff and starring Iván Petrovich, Alfred Abel, Ellen Richter and Mady Christians.[1] [2] It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin and on location in St. Moritz. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Jacoby. It was produced and released just as the Weimar Republic was giving way to Nazi Germany.
An elegant man-about-town leads a secret life as a jewel thief. An insurance company hires an investigator to try and track down the man behind the robberies that have led to large payouts, but in Paris he quickly sees through her scheme. Eventually he is caught and sentenced to prison in Germany, but manages to escape.