Two in a Big City

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Two in a Big City
Two in a Big City.jpg
Directed by Volker von Collande
Written by
Produced by Robert Wüllner
Starring
Cinematography
Edited by Walter von Bonhorst
Music by Willy Kollo
Production
company
Distributed byTobis Film
Release date
  • 23 January 1942 (1942-01-23)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryGermany
Language German

Two in a Big City (German : Zwei in einer großen Stadt) is a 1942 German romantic comedy film directed by Volker von Collande and starring Claude Farell, Karl John and Marianne Simson. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Karl Böhm.

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Synopsis

A German soldier on leave in Berlin goes looking for his penfriend Giesela who he has never met. He meets a woman with the same name and falls in love with her. [1]

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References

  1. Hull p. 250

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