If We All Were Angels (German: Wenn wir alle Engel wären) is a 1936 German comedy film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Heinz Rühmann, Leny Marenbach and Lotte Rausch. The overall plot was similar to that of The Virtuous Sinner (1931) which Rühmann had also appeared in.[1] It was made at the former National Studios in Berlin while location filming took place around Cologne. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter. It was re-released in 1950 by Herzog Film.
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| Directed by | Carl Froelich |
| Written by | Heinrich Spoerl (novel and screenplay) |
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| Cinematography | Reimar Kuntze |
| Edited by | Gustav Lohse |
| Music by | Hanson Milde-Meissner |
Production company | Carl Froelich-Film |
| Distributed by | Europa Film |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Synopsis edit
A respectable member of provincial German society nearly becomes involved in a scandal following a series of misunderstandings.
Cast edit
- Heinz Rühmann as Christian Kempenich
- Leny Marenbach as Hedwig - seine Frau
- Elsa Dalands as Selma Kempenich - die Tante
- Lotte Rausch as Maria, the maid
- Harald Paulsen as Enrico Falotti - Gesangslehrer
- Hanns August Herten as Bügermeister
- Charlotte Krause-Walter as Else
- Carl de Vogt as Hotel Porter 'Waldfrieden'
- Will Dohm as Police Inspector
- Paul Mederow as District Judge
- Ernst Waldow as Prosecution lawyer
- Hugo Froelich as Justizrat Genius - Defence lawyer
- Luise Morland as Frau Oberpostdirektor
References edit
- ^ Hake p. 95–97
Bibliography edit
- Hake, Sabine (2001). Popular Cinema of the Third Reich. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-73458-6.
External links edit
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