The Ringer (1932 film)

The Ringer
DVD cover
Directed by	Martin Frič Karel Lamač
Written by	Edgar Wallace (novel) Knut Borries Gigotte Walter
Produced by	Karel Lamač
Starring	Paul Richter Maria Matray Wera Engels
Cinematography	Otto Heller
Edited by	Ella Ensink
Music by	Jara Beneš Artur Guttmann
Production company	Ondra-Lamac-Film
Distributed by	Süd-Film
Release date	22 July 1932 (1932-07-22)
Running time	88 minutes
Countries	Austria Germany
Language	German

The Ringer (German: Der Hexer) is a 1932 Austrian-German mystery film directed by Martin Frič and Karel Lamač and starring Paul Richter, Maria Matray and Wera Engels.^[1] It is a screen adaptation of Edgar Wallace's 1925 novel The Ringer.^[2] Another German version, Der Hexer, was made in 1964. It was shot at the Sievering Studios in Vienna. The film's sets were designed by the art director Heinz Fenchel.