Scandal at the Fledermaus (German: Skandal um die Fledermaus) is a 1936 German comedy film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Viktor de Kowa, Maria Andergast and Adele Sandrock.[1] It was shot at the Terra Studios in Berlin.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Czerwonski. It was partly shot on location in London. It is also known by the alternative title Scandal Over Mary.
| Scandal at the Fledermaus | |
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| Directed by | Herbert Selpin |
| Written by | Herbert Selpin Walter Zerlett-Olfenius |
| Produced by | Guido Bagier Martin Pichert |
| Starring | Viktor de Kowa Maria Andergast Adele Sandrock |
| Cinematography | Emil Schünemann |
| Edited by | Lena Neumann |
| Music by | Ernst Leenen |
Production company | Tofa Tonfilm-Fabrikations |
| Distributed by | Terra Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Synopsis
editIn England a bat flies into a young lady's bedroom, leading to string of misunderstandings.
Cast
edit- Viktor de Kowa as Viktor Kendal
- Maria Andergast as Mary Hill
- Adele Sandrock as Lady Bethy Malison
- Heinz Salfner as Sir Thomas Berkham
- Ernst Dumcke as Sir Anthony Garring
- Alfred Abel as Patrick, Butler
- Erich Fiedler as Jonny Dunn
- Eliza Illiard as Evelyne Dixon
- Max Gülstorff as Die Exzellenz
- Roma Bahn as Lady X
- Eva Tinschmann as Lady Y
- Hedi Heising as Luise
- Helmut Weiss as Diener
- Ernst Stimmel as Kanzleidiener
- Horst Teetzmann as Boy
- Fred Goebel as Gast
- Achim von Biel as Gast
- Alfred Pussert as Gast
References
editBibliography
edit- Bergfelder, Tim & Bock, Hans-Michael. The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopedia of German. Berghahn Books, 2009.
- Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1936. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.
- Rentschler, Eric. The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife. Harvard University Press, 1996.
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