The Switched Bride

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The Switched Bride
The Switched Bride.jpg
Directed by Karel Lamac
Written by Henry Koster
Peter Ort
Hans H. Zerlett
Produced byArtur Hohenberg
Karel Lamac
Anny Ondra
Starring Anny Ondra
Anton Walbrook
Fritz Odemar
Cinematography Otto Heller
Otto Martini
Edited by Ella Ensink
Music by Leo Leux
Production
company
Ondra-Lamac-Film
Distributed by Bavaria Film
Release date
17 April 1934
Running time
86 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

The Switched Bride (German: Die vertauschte Braut) is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Karel Lamac and starring Anny Ondra, Anton Walbrook and Fritz Odemar. [1] It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Benno von Arent. A separate French-language version L'amour en cage was also produced.

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Synopsis

When the wealthy Virginia is arrested she pays her lookalike Colly to go to prison in her place. When she is released Colly sets her sights on Virginia's intended husband Charles, while masquerading as the wealthier woman.

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References

  1. Continuity and Crisis in German Cinema, 1928-1936. p.19

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