The Impostor (1944 German film)

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The Impostor
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Directed by Karl Anton
Written by Harald G. Petersson
Produced by Robert Wüllner
Karl Anton
Starring Sybille Schmitz
Karl Ludwig Diehl
Will Dohm
Cinematography Eduard Hoesch
Edited by Johanna Meisel
Music by Franz Doelle
Production
company
Distributed byDeutsche Filmvertriebs
Release date
  • 7 January 1944 (1944-01-07)
Running time
81 minutes
CountryGermany
Language German

The Impostor (German: Die Hochstaplerin) is a 1944 German comedy film directed by Karl Anton and starring Sybille Schmitz, Karl Ludwig Diehl and Will Dohm. [1] [2] It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert A. Dietrich.

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Synopsis

The attractive Thea runs up large debts at the casino which she is unable to pay. She is instead recruited by the management to play the role of a seductive countess and lure customers to the casino to gamble.

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  1. Klaus p.59
  2. Bock & Bergfelder p.426

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