My Daughter Lives in Vienna

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My Daughter Lives in Vienna
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German Meine Tochter lebt in Wien
Directed by E. W. Emo
Written by Curt J. Braun
Fritz Koselka
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Georg Bruckbauer
Edited byMunni Obal
Music by Heinrich Strecker
Production
company
Release date
  • 16 July 1940 (1940-07-16)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

My Daughter Lives in Vienna (German : Meine Tochter lebt in Wien) is a 1940 German comedy film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Elfriede Datzig, Hans Moser, and O. W. Fischer. [1]

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