Capers (1937 film)
Capers (German: Capriolen) is a 1937 German comedy film directed by and starring Gustaf Gründgens and also featuring Marianne Hoppe, Fita Benkhoff and Volker von Collande.[1][2] It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin.[3] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Kurt Herlth and Werner Schlichting. It was produced and released by Terra Film while international distribution was handled by Tobis Film.
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| Directed by | Gustaf Gründgens |
| Written by | Willi Forst Jochen Huth |
| Produced by | Herbert Engelsing Willi Forst |
| Starring | Gustaf Gründgens Marianne Hoppe Fita Benkhoff Volker von Collande |
| Cinematography | Kurt Neubert Franz Planer Walter Tuch |
| Edited by | Hans Wolff |
| Music by | Peter Kreuder |
Production companies | Deutsche Forst-Filmproduktion Terra Film |
| Distributed by | Terra Film |
Release date | 10 August 1937 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Synopsis
Celebrated journalist Jack Warren is tired of interviewing self-regarding famous woman. When he encounters the actress Dorothy Hopkins, he mistakes her for the famous aviatrix Mabel Atkinson and in turn mistakes the real Mabel for somebody else.
Cast
- Marianne Hoppe as Mabel Atkinson
- Gustaf Gründgens as Jack Warren
- Fita Benkhoff as Peggy MacFarland
- Maria Bard as Dorothy Hopkins
- Volker von Collande as William Baxter
- Hans Leibelt as Neville
- Franz Weber as Simpson
- Max Gülstorff as Rechtsanwalt
- Paul Henckels as Rechtsanwalt
- Albert Florath as Der Richter
- Elsa Wagner as Dame beim Zahnarzt
- Eva Tinschmann as Zimmervermieterin
- Erich Dunskus as Schornsteinfeger
- Otto Graf as Zahnarzt
- Walter Gross as Bildberichterstatter
- Clemens Hasse as Funker
- Erika Streithorst as Assistantin
- Ernst Behmer as Pfarrer
- Wolf Trutz as Herr beim Zahnarzt
References
- Hake p.83
- Bock & Bergfelder p.212
- Loacker p.625
Bibliography
- Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
- Hake, Sabine. German National Cinema. Routledge, 2002.
- Loacker, Armin. Willi Forst: ein Filmstil aus Wien. Filmarchiv Austria, 2003.
- Rentschler, Eric. The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife. Harvard University Press, 1996.
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