The Impossible Mister Pitt

The Impossible Mister Pitt (German: Der unmögliche Herr Pitt) is a 1938 German adventure crime film directed by and starring Harry Piel. It also features Willi Schur, Leopold von Ledebur and Hilde Weissner. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and on location off the coast of Split in Croatia. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle. It was based on the novel of the same title by Georg Mühlen-Schulte who also worked on the screenplay.

Synopsis
Two men, Tom and Tim, escape from a Tunisian prison where they had been doing hard labour after being arrested following a brawl and not having correct identity documents. They board a luxury yacht and encounter Lucienne and her father Thomas Cay. Tom impersonates a man called Pitt who is engaged to Lucienne and she, taking a liking to him, plays along. He soon uncovers a plot to sabotage the yacht.

Cast

 * Harry Piel as 	Tom
 * Willi Schur as 	Tim
 * Leopold von Ledebur as 	Thomas Cay
 * Hilde Weissner as 	Lucienne, seine Tochter
 * Hans Junkermann as 	Lord Bonnycastle
 * Julia Serda as Lady Jane
 * Hans Stiebner as Anatol Mabub
 * Werner Scharf as 	José Galvez
 * Hans Hermann Schaufuß as 	René Mouche
 * Ursula Grabley as Amélie, seine Tochter
 * Leonie Duval as 	Fauchette
 * Hans Zesch-Ballot as 	Picard, Polizeiinspektor
 * Olaf Bach as 	Nicole, Matrose
 * Fritz Klaudius as 	Ponpon, Matrose
 * Louis Brody as 	Hannibal, Matrose
 * Klaus Pohl as 	Parker, Matrose
 * Victor Bell as Schwarzer Kunde beim Barbier
 * Charly Berger as 	Funker des Polizeikutters
 * Horst Birr as Schiffsjunge
 * Peter Busse as 	Italienischer Wirt
 * Gerhard Dammann as 	Rechtsanwalt
 * Jac Diehl as 	Kellner
 * Max Diekmann as 	Raufender Matrose
 * Erich Dunskus as 	Kapitän Hook
 * Angelo Ferrari as 	Schnellrichter
 * Cläre Gilb as 	Mädchen im Gefängnis
 * Fred Goebel as Polizist
 * Jochen Hauer as 	Duval, Erster Offizier
 * Mohamed Husen as Kameltreiber
 * Alfred Karen as Mann beim Notar
 * Ernst Albert Schaach as 	Sekretär des Untersuchungsrichters
 * Paul Schneider-Duncker as 	Sekretär bei Cay
 * Georg H. Schnell as Chiron, Senator
 * F.W. Schröder-Schrom as 	Ricaut, Notar
 * Hasso Sherief-Osmann as 	Schwarzer Diener des Notars
 * Otto Stoeckel as Untersuchungsrichter
 * Aruth Wartan as 	Arabi
 * Sergei Woischeff as Kapitän des Polizeikutters