The Unexcused Hour (1937 film)

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The Unexcused Hour
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Directed by E.W. Emo
Written by Karl Peter Gillmann
Based onThe Unexcused Hour by Alexander Turmayer
Produced byE.W. Emo
Starring Anton Edthofer
Hans Moser
Dagny Servaes
Cinematography Eduard Hoesch
Edited by Else Baum
Music by Paul Hühn
Robert Stolz
Production
company
Emofilm
Distributed by Tobis-Sascha Film
Release date
  • 24 September 1937 (1937-09-24)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryAustria
Language German

The Unexcused Hour (German: Unentschuldigte Stunde) is a 1937 Austrian comedy film directed by E.W. Emo and starring Anton Edthofer, Hans Moser and Dagny Servaes. [1] It was shot at the Sievering Studios in Vienna. The film's sets were designed by the art director Fritz Maurischat. It was remade as a 1957 film of the same title directed by Willi Forst. [2]

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