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]
Synopsis
A hotel is financially struggling until the nearby lunatic asylum is forced to close following a fire and all the patients are relocated to the hotel. Confusion arises when a newly arrived hotel guest is mistaken for a lunatic.
Main cast
- 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
- ^ Bock & Bergfelder, p. 327.
- ^ Klaus p.177
Bibliography
- 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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