The Cousin from Nowhere (1953 film)

The Cousin from Nowhere (German: Der Vetter aus Dingsda) is a 1953 West German operetta film directed by Karl Anton and starring Vera Molnar, Gerhard Riedmann and Grethe Weiser. It was shot at the Wiesbaden Studios in Hesse and on location around Markgröningen, Tübingen, Bietigheim and Bad Urach. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Erich Kettelhut and Max Vorwerg. It is based on the 1921 operetta The Cousin from Nowhere composed by Eduard Künneke.

The Cousin from Nowhere
German film poster
German	Der Vetter aus Dingsda
Directed by	Karl Anton
Written by	Hal Haller Herman Haller Max Kempner-Hochstädt Rideamus F. M. Schilder Karl Anton
Produced by	Waldemar Frank
Starring	Vera Molnar Gerhard Riedmann Grethe Weiser Joachim Brennecke
Cinematography	Karl Löb Fritz Arno Wagner
Edited by	Walter von Bonhorst
Music by	Eduard Künneke
Production company	Central-Europa Film
Distributed by	Prisma
Release date	26 November 1953 (1953-11-26)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

Cast

• Vera Molnar as Julia de Weert
• Gerhard Riedmann as Hans, ein Wanderbursche
• Grethe Weiser as Tante Wimpel
• Joachim Brennecke as Roderich de Weert
• Irene von Meyendorff as Irmgard von Ottenberg
• Ina Halley as Hannchen
• Hans Richter as August Kuhbrot
• Gunther Philipp as Dr. jur. Egon Krumm
• Paul Westermeier as Josef Kuhbrot
• Kurt Pratsch-Kaufmann as Otto Bauke
• Franz-Otto Krüger as Onkel Gustav
• Olga Limburg as Großtante Rosa
• Edith Schollwer as Hanne van Zeevenhook
• Herta Worell as Witwe Knobel
• Wolfgang Jansen
• Maria Consuelo
• Ingrid Fernholt
• Fritz Vogtherr
• Herbert Geyer
• Inge Siebert
• Panos Papadopulos
• Sabine Anton
• Gisela Anton
• Alessandro Conti as singer
• Lieselotte Cloos as singer
• Delia Doris as singer

External links

• The Cousin from Nowhere at IMDb