Szőke Szakáll, known in the English-speaking world as S. Z. Sakall, was a Hungarian-American stage and film character actor. He appeared in many films, including Casablanca (1942), in which he played Carl, the head waiter, Christmas in Connecticut (1945), In the Good Old Summertime (1949), and Lullaby of Broadway (1951). Sakall played numerous supporting roles in Hollywood musicals and comedies in the 1940s and 1950s. His rotund cuteness caused studio head Jack Warner to bestow on Sakall the nickname "Cuddles".
Jenny Jugo was an Austrian actress. She appeared in more than fifty films between 1925 and 1950.
Five from the Jazz Band is a 1932 German musical comedy film directed by Erich Engel and starring Jenny Jugo, Rolf von Goth, and Fritz Klippel. It is based on a 1927 play of the same name by Felix Jackson, and was produced by the German subsidiary of Universal Pictures. The film's sets were designed by art director Erich Czerwonski.
Unmarried Daughters is a 1926 German silent film directed by Carl Boese and starring Jenny Jugo, Charlotte Ander and Ida Wüst.
The Soaring Maiden is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Lissy Arna, S.Z. Sakall and Dina Gralla.
Rendezvous is a 1930 German musical film directed by Carl Boese and starring Lucie Englisch, Ralph Arthur Roberts and Alexa Engström. Separate versions were made in French and Spanish. Such multi-language versions were common in the early years of sound.
My Cousin from Warsaw is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Liane Haid, Tala Birell, and Fritz Schulz.
Much Ado About Nixi is a 1942 German comedy film directed by Erich Engel and starring Jenny Jugo, Albert Matterstock and Hans Leibelt. It was shot at the Cinecittà studios in Rome. A separate Italian-language version was also produced.
Miss Madame is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Jenny Jugo, Paul Hörbiger, and Olga Limburg.
Gypsies of the Night is a 1932 German film directed by Hanns Schwarz and starring Jenny Jugo, Hans Brausewetter, and Paul Kemp. A separate French-language version Happy Hearts was also released.
The Master of Death is a 1926 German silent film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Alfred Solm, Hertha von Walther and Simone Vaudry.
The Emperor's Waltz is a 1933 German musical film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Mártha Eggerth, Paul Hörbiger, and Carl Esmond.
If Only It Weren't Love is a 1925 German silent drama film directed by Robert Dinesen, and starring Jenny Jugo and Fritz Alberti.
A Woman Like You is a 1933 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Liane Haid, Georg Alexander, and S. Z. Sakall.
I Do Not Want to Know Who You Are is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Liane Haid, Gustav Fröhlich, and S.Z. Sakall.
The Naked Truth is a 1932 American German language comedy film directed by Karl Anton and starring Jenny Jugo, Oskar Karlweis and Trude Hesterberg. It is the German version of the 1929 film Nothing but the Truth. It was also known by the alternative title of Heut' küsst Paris
Overnight Sensation or Overnight Happiness is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Magda Schneider, Hermann Thimig, and S. Z. Sakall.
Frisian Blood is a 1925 German silent film directed by Fred Sauer and starring Jenny Jugo, Gustav Fröhlich and Hans Adalbert Schlettow.
A City Upside Down is a 1933 German comedy film directed by Gustaf Gründgens and starring S.Z. Sakall, Jenny Jugo and Hermann Thimig. It is based on the 1836 play The Government Inspector by Nikolai Gogol. A separate Czech adaptation of the story The Inspector General was made the same year.
Everybody Wins is a 1930 French-German comedy film directed by René Pujol and Hans Steinhoff and starring Renée Héribel, Gaby Basset and Jean Gabin. It was made as a co-production between France and Germany, with a separate German-language version Headfirst into Happiness also being shot using a different cast.
