The Spendthrift (1953 film)

The Spendthrift
Directed by	Leopold Hainisch
Written by	Ferdinand Raimund (play) Emanuel von Richter
Starring	Attila Hörbiger Josef Meinrad Maria Andergast
Cinematography	Oskar Schnirch
Edited by	Henny Brünsch
Music by	Konradin Kreutzer Alfred Uhl
Production company	Dillenz-Film
Distributed by	Union Film Wien
Release date	9 February 1953
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Austria
Language	German

The Spendthrift (German: Der Verschwender) is a 1953 Austrian historical musical film directed by Leopold Hainisch and starring Attila Hörbiger, Josef Meinrad and Maria Andergast. It is an adaptation of Ferdinand Raimund's play of the same name.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Gustav Abel. It was shot in Gevacolor.

Cast

• Attila Hörbiger as Julius von Flottwell & Der Bettler
• Josef Meinrad as Valentin, Bedienter
• Maria Andergast as Rosa, Kammermädchen
• Heinz Moog as Wolf, Kammerdiener
• Fred Hennings as Präsident von Klugheim
• Senta Wengraf as Amalie, seine Tochter
• Erwin Strahl as Baron Flitterstein
• Felix Steinboeck as Chevalier Dumont
• Ernst Nadherny as Herr von Pralling
• Maria Eis as Frau von Pralling
• Viktor Braun
• Traute Eschelmüller
• Hugo Gottschlich
• Gerhard Kittler
• Maria Loja
• Ferdinand Mayerhofer
• Alfred Neugebauer
• Wilhelm Schmidt
• Emmerich Schrenk
• Eva Sylt
• Eduard Volters
• Rosa Albach-Retty
• Hanni Schall as Fairy Cheristane
• Fritz Berger
• Oskar Deleglise
• Fritz Imhoff
• Friedrich Bergar

Bibliography

• Fritsche, Maria. Homemade Men in Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity. Berghahn Books, 2013.

External links

• The Spendthrift at IMDb