The Scoundrel (play)

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The Scoundrel (German:Das Ekel) is a comedy play by the German writers Hans Reimann and Toni Impekoven. It was adapted into three films: The Scoundrel (1931), The Scoundrel (1939) and Der Haus-Tyrann (1959). [1] Two television adaptations have also been made.

Hans Reimann (1889–1969) was a German satirist, novelist, and playwright. He wrote under the pseudonyms Max Bunge, Hans Heinrich, Artur Sünder, Hanns Heinz Vampir, and Andreas Zeltner.

Toni Impekoven was a German actor and writer. Impekoven was a popular playwright, who co-authored the hit comedy The Scoundrel with Hans Reimann. The play was turned into films on two occasions. He was the brother of Sabine Impekoven and the wife of Frieda Impekoven, with whom he had a daughter Niddy Impekoven.

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The Scoundrel is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Eugen Schüfftan and Franz Wenzler and starring Max Adalbert, Emilia Unda and Evelyn Holt. It is based on the play The Scoundrel by Hans Reimann and Toni Impekoven. The film was remade in 1939 and 1959.

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References

  1. Goble p.748[ full citation needed ]

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