Peter Voß, der Millionendieb (1932)

When wealthy Mr. Pitt gives notice that he will withdraw a sum in the millions, Schilling & Co. bank is threatened with collapse. So the bank’s authorized signatory, Peter Voß, stages a burglary in which two million marks are supposedly stolen. He plans to stay in hiding until stock prices rise again. The famous detective Bobby Dodd is assigned to solve the case. Accompanied by Polly Pitt, the millionaire’s daughter, he sets out to find Peter Voß. A chase around the world begins. Bobby Dodd and Polly often come close to catching the supposed million-mark thief, but Voß repeatedly manages to escape. Along the way, Polly falls in love with Peter Voß. Aboard a freighter, he meets Madame Bianca and her ballet troupe. He accompanies them to Marseille and works there as a pianist in a harbor tavern. In Morocco, he finally learns that stock prices have recovered. Banker Schilling can now raise the money he needs to pay Pitt by selling securities. When Dodd finally catches Voß, it turns out that nothing was stolen at all. Voß returns home as a hero with his bride, Polly, and becomes a partner in Schilling’s bank.