Madness Rules

If any one man is responsible for the rejuvenation of the postwar Swiss film industry, that man was director Leopold Lindtberg. Matto Regiert (Madness Rules) was co-adapted for the screen by Lindtberg from a novel by Friedrich Glauser. Heinrich Gretler stars as Police Constable Studer, the hero of several of Glauser's most popular works. This time, Studer must solve the murder of the director of an insane asylum -- and it's not (surprise, surprise) the most likely suspect, manic-depressive patient Herbert Caplaun. For box-office purposes, Matto Regiert stresses a romantic subplot involving Caplaun and nurse Irma Wasem.

Cast

Heinrich Gretler

Played Wachtmeister Studer
Heinz Woester

Played Dr. med. Ernst Ladun…
Irene Naef

Played Margrit Laduner
Sigfrit Steiner

Played Kommissar
Friedrich Braun

Played
Otto Brefin

Played
Gottlieb Büchi

Played
Zarli Carigiet

Played Jules
Fritz Delius

Played
Hugo Döblin

Played
Enzo Ertini

Played
Hans Gaugler

Played
Emil Gerber

Played Jutzeler, Pfleger
Walburga Gmür

Played
Emil Gyr

Played
Max Haufler

Played Weyrauch, Pfleger
Emil Hegetschweiler

Played Gilgen, Pfleger
Hans Kaes

Played
Jörn Kübler

Played
Olaf Kübler

Played Herbert Caplaun, Soh…
Max Werner Lenz

Played
Adolf Manz

Played Georg Caplaun
Viktor May

Played
Walter Morath

Played
Elisabeth Müller

Played Irma Wasem, Krankens…
Arno Rita

Played
Armin Schweizer

Played
Johannes Steiner

Played
Schaggi Streuli

Played Nachtwächter
Mathilde Danegger

Played Dr. med. Spühler

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