A Hoax (German: Schabernack) is a 1936 German comedy film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Paul Hörbiger, Trude Marlen, and Hans Moser.[1] It was shot at the National Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle.[2]
| A Hoax | |
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| Directed by | E. W. Emo |
| Written by | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Bruno Mondi |
| Edited by | Wolfgang Wehrum |
| Music by | Viktor Corzilius |
Production company | Algefa Film |
| Distributed by | Europa Film |
Release date |
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| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Synopsis edit
A hotel is financially struggling until the nearby lunatic asylum is forced to close following a fire and all the patients move into her premises. Confusion arises when a new hotel guest arrives only to be mistaken for a lunatic.
Main cast edit
- Paul Hörbiger as Peter Burgstaller, Oberkellner
- Trude Marlen as Eva Hügler, Inhaberin Hotel 'Kronprinz'
- Hans Moser as Wandl, Hausknecht 'Hotel Kronprinz'
- Heinz Salfner as Mr. Vanderbilt
- Max Gülstorff as Julius Hügler sen., Präsident Hügler AG.
- Hans Richter as Manz, Liftboy 'Hotel Kronprinz'
- Karl Ludwig Schreiber as Fred Bruckmann
- Paul Henckels as Professor Marius, Besitzer Sanatorium 'Seelenruhe'
- Erika von Schaper
- Hans Rudolf Waldburg
- Josef Reithofer
- Egon Brosig
References edit
- ^ Bock & Bergfelder, p. 327.
- ^ Klaus p.177
Bibliography edit
- Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.
- Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1936. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.
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