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Peter Lorre whistles the tune "In the Hall of the Mountain King" from Peer Gynt by Edvard Grieg in the movie.
The film was based in part on the stories of Jack the Ripper and the Vampire of Düsseldorf and consistently ranks among the top 50 of the Internet Movie Database's top 250 films.
The movie was remade in 1951Events January events January 9 United Nations headquarters officially opens ( New York City). January 15 Ilse Koch, The "Witch of Buchenwald," wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, is sentenced to life imprisonment in a court in We shifting the action from Berlin to Los Angeles. The remake, directed by Joseph LoseyJoseph Losey ( 1909- 1984) was an American theater and film director. After studying in Germany with Bertolt Brecht, Losey returned to the United States, eventually making his way to Hollywood. During the McCarthy Era, he was investigated for his supposed with David Wayne playing Lorre's role, was not well received by critics or audiences.