The Yellow House of Rio

The Yellow House of Rio or The Yellow House of King-Fu (French: La maison jaune de Rio, German: Das gelbe Haus des King-Fu) is a 1931 French-German crime thriller film directed by Karl Grune and starring Charlotte Susa, Gustav Diessl and Karl Günther.^[1][2] The film was based on a novel of the same title by Josef M. Velter. It was shot at the Joinville Studios of Pathé in a co-production with Bavaria Film. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle. Separate German French-language versions were produced, the latter directed by Grune and Robert Péguy and featuring Renée Héribel and Charles Vanel.^[3] The German version was originally also planned to be released as The Yellow House of Rio, but to avoid confusion with another film released at the same time Road to Rio, it was retitled.

The Yellow House of Rio
Directed by	Karl Grune Robert Péguy
Written by	Egon Eis Rudolph Cartier Michael Urak
Based on	The Yellow House of Rio by Josef M. Velter
Starring	Charlotte Susa Gustav Diessl Karl Günther
Cinematography	Werner Brandes
Edited by	Wolfgang Loë-Bagier
Music by	Friedrich Hollaender Rolf Marbot Werner Schmidt-Boelcke
Production companies	Emelka Film Pathé-Natan
Distributed by	Bavaria Film Pathé-Natan
Release date	17 April 1931 (1931-04-17)
Running time	90 minutes
Countries	France Germany
Languages	French German

Cast

German version

• Charlotte Susa as Anita
• Gustav Diessl as King-Fu / Scalpa
• Karl Günther as Smell
• Carla Gidt as Carlotta
• Willy Prager as Theaterdirektor
• Paul Graetz as Phlegmatiker
• Károly Huszár as Enthusiast
• Louis Ralph as Spießgeselle
• Jaro Fürth as Spießgeselle
• Andrews Engelmann as Spießgeselle

French version

• Charles Vanel as King-Fu / Scalpa
• Jacques Maury as Un cabotin suffisant
• Henri Valbel
• Édouard Hardoux as Le directeur du théâtre
• Jean-François Martial
• Robert Guilbert
• Andrews Engelmann
• Renée Héribel as La danseuse Anita
• Hélène Robert