A Mad Idea
| A Mad Idea | |
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| Directed by | Kurt Gerron |
| Written by | Carl Laufs (play) Philipp Lothar Mayring Fritz Zeckendorf |
| Starring | Willy Fritsch Dorothea Wieck Rosy Barsony |
| Cinematography | Werner Bohne Konstantin Irmen-Tschet |
| Edited by | Constantin Mick |
| Music by | Walter Jurmann Bronislau Kaper |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | UFA |
Release date | 13 May 1932 |
Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
A Mad Idea or A Crazy Idea (German: Ein toller Einfall) is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Kurt Gerron and starring Willy Fritsch, Dorothea Wieck and Rosy Barsony.[1]
It was made by UFA, Germany's biggest studio. The film's art direction was by Julius von Borsody. Location shooting took place around St. Moritz in Switzerland.
Cast
- Willy Fritsch as Paul Lüders
- Dorothea Wieck as Mabel Miller
- Rosy Barsony as Anita
- Max Adalbert as Birnstiel
- Jakob Tiedtke as Michael Lüders
- Harry Halm as Bob
- Heinz Salfner as Herr Miller
- Leo Slezak as Theo Müller, Manager der Miller Girls
- Ellen Schwanneke as Evelyn Müller
- Wilhelm Bendow as Wendolin
- Fritz Odemar as Werner Schubart
- Genia Nikolaieva as Marga Schubart
- Gerda Bunnemann
- Aenne Goerling as Minna
- Paul Hörbiger as Emil
- Ferdinand Hart
- Theo Lingen as Oberkellner
- Adele Sandrock as Mieterin
- Oskar Sima as Steuer-Inspektor
- Leopoldine Konstantin
- Klaus Pohl as Schneider
- Gustav Waldau
References
- ^ Waldman p.45
Bibliography
- Waldman, Harry. Nazi Films in America, 1933-1942. McFarland, 2008.
External links
- A Mad Idea at IMDb
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