Hocuspocus (1930 film)

Hocuspocus
Directed by	Gustav Ucicky
Written by	Curt Goetz (play) Walter Reisch Karl Hartl
Produced by	Günther Stapenhorst
Starring	Lilian Harvey Willy Fritsch Oskar Homolka
Cinematography	Carl Hoffmann
Music by	Willy Schmidt-Gentner Robert Stolz
Production company	UFA
Distributed by	UFA
Release date	11 July 1930 (1930-07-11)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Hocuspocus (German: Hokuspokus) is a 1930 German comedy film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Lilian Harvey, Willy Fritsch and Oskar Homolka. It was an adaptation of the play Hokuspokus by Curt Goetz. A woman is put on trial for the murder of her husband only for him to turn up alive. An English-language version The Temporary Widow was made at the same time also directed by Ucicky and starring Laurence Olivier.

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. The film was shot at the Babelsberg Studios.

Main cast

• Lilian Harvey as Kitty Kellermann
• Willy Fritsch as Peter Bille
• Oskar Homolka as Grandt
• Gustaf Gründgens as Dr. Wilke
• Otto Wallburg as Dr. Schüler
• Fritz Schmuck as Hartmann
• Ferdinand von Alten as Lindborg
• Harry Halm as Kolbe
• Rudolf Biebrach as Morchen
• René Hubert as Loiret
• Kurt Lilien as Kulicke
• Ruth Albu as Anny Sedal
• Max Ehrlich as Kuhnen

Bibliography

• Bergfelder, Tim; Cargnelli, Christian, eds. (2008). Destination London: German-Speaking Emigrés and British Cinema, 1925–1950. Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-0-85745-019-7.

External links

• Hocuspocus at IMDb