Heinrich Wilhelm "Heinz" Rühmann was a German film actor who appeared in over 100 films between 1926 and 1993. He is one of the most famous and popular German actors of the 20th century, and is considered a German film legend. Rühmann is best known for playing the part of a comic ordinary citizen in film comedies such as Three from the Filling Station and The Punch Bowl. During his later years, he was also a respected character actor in films such as The Captain from Köpenick and It Happened in Broad Daylight. His only English-speaking movie was Ship of Fools in 1964.
Charlotte Ander was a German actress.
Theo Lingen, born Franz Theodor Schmitz, was a German actor, film director and screenwriter. He appeared in more than 230 films between 1929 and 1978, and directed 21 films between 1936 and 1960.
Hermann Thimig was an Austrian stage and film actor. He appeared in 102 films between 1916 and 1967.
Hero for a Night is a 1935 Czech-German comedy film directed by Martin Frič and starring Vlasta Burian, Betty Bird and Theo Lingen. It was shot at the Barrandov Studios in Prague. The film's sets were designed by the art director Štěpán Kopecký. A separate Czech-language version Hrdina jedné noci was also produced.
A Precocious Girl is a 1934 Austrian comedy film directed by Max Neufeld and Richard Eichberg and starring Franciska Gaal, Leopoldine Konstantin and Herbert Hübner. The film's sets were designed by art director Julius von Borsody.
Heaven on Earth is a 1935 Austrian musical comedy film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Lizzi Holzschuh, Ilona Massey, and Heinz Rühmann.
Marion, That's Not Nice is a 1933 German comedy film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Magda Schneider, Hermann Thimig, and Otto Wallburg. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. A separate Italian-language version Model Wanted was made at the same time. The following year the film was remade in Britain as There Goes Susie.
The Blue of Heaven is a 1932 German musical film directed by Victor Janson and starring Mártha Eggerth, Hermann Thimig, and Fritz Kampers. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacek Rotmil. It is set partly on the Berlin U-Bahn system.
The White Horse Inn is a 1935 German musical film based on the musical comedy by Ralph Benatzky and Robert Stolz.
Little Man, What Now? is a 1933 German drama film directed by Fritz Wendhausen and starring Hermann Thimig, Hertha Thiele and Viktor de Kowa. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Hans Fallada. The original concept for the film was to take a naturalistic approach, the same way the novel did, with Kurt Weill composing the music. Fallada had already remarked in 1932, after falling out with the producers and script writers, that the film had little to do with his novel, and that the script writers "would take a different approach," which they did. The Nazi Film Review Office insisted on extensive cuts, including all scenes featuring the Comedian Harmonists.
A Night in Paradise is a 1932 German musical film directed by Carl Lamac and starring Anny Ondra, Hermann Thimig and Ralph Arthur Roberts. A separate French-language version was also produced with the title Une nuit au paradis directed by Lamac and Pierre Billon. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction was by Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle.
Modern Dowry is a 1932 German comedy film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Mártha Eggerth, Georg Alexander, and Leo Slezak. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Hunte.
Barmaid is a 1922 German silent film directed by Johannes Guter and starring Xenia Desni, Paul Hartmann, and Charlotte Ander.
A City Upside Down is a 1933 German comedy film directed by Gustaf Gründgens and starring S.Z. Sakall, Jenny Jugo and Hermann Thimig. It is based on the 1836 play The Government Inspector by Nikolai Gogol. A separate Czech adaptation of the story The Inspector General was made the same year.
The Stream is a 1922 German silent film directed by Felix Basch and starring Hermann Thimig and Eduard von Winterstein.
Love Letters is a 1944 German comedy film directed by Hans H. Zerlett and starring Käthe Haack, Hermann Thimig, and Paul Hubschmid.
My Friend the Millionaire is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Hans Behrendt and starring Hermann Thimig, Maria Meissner and Liselotte Schaak. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich.
The Flower Girl from the Grand Hotel is a 1934 German drama film directed by Carl Boese and starring Elsa Merlini, Georg Alexander and Hans Brausewetter. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gustav A. Knauer and Alexander Mügge. A separate Italian-language version The Lucky Diamond was also produced starring Merlini with a different supporting cast.
The Hunter from Kurpfalz is a 1933 German comedy film directed by Carl Behr and starring Hans Adalbert Schlettow, Walter Rilla and Fritz Kampers. It was produced by Carl Froelich and shot at the Johannisthal Studios of Tobis Film in Berlin. Location shooting took place around Neustadt in the Palatinate and the wider Rhineland area. The title references the German folk song "Ein Jäger aus Kurpfalz".
