The Case of Sergeant Grischa

6.7
  • Genre: Drama
  • Run time: 91 min
  • Premiere: 1930. February 23.

This film earned an Oscar nomination for Sound Recording. It is the only film nominated in this category that is among the lost. No negative or print material is known to have survived. Contemporary reviews were scathing, describing the film as a vastly overlong and boring talk-fest.

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Chester Morris

Sergeant Grischa

Jean Hersholt

Posnanski

Alec B. Francis

General von Lychow

Gustav von Seyffertitz

Geneneral Schieffenzahn

Leyland Hodgson

Lieutenant Winfried (as Layland Hodgson)

Paul McAllister

Corporal Sacht (as Paul MacAllister)

Bernard Siegel

Verressjeff

Frank McCormack

Captain Spierauge / Kolja

Percy Barbette

Sergeant Fritz

Hal Davis

Birkholz

Camera

J. Roy Hunt

Director of Photography

Directing

Herbert Brenon

Director

Sound

John E. Tribby

Sound Engineer

Writing

Elizabeth Meehan

Adaptation

Camera

J. Roy Hunt

Director of Photography

Directing

Herbert Brenon

Director

Sound

John E. Tribby

Sound Engineer

Writing

Elizabeth Meehan

Adaptation