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Wenn Der Hahn Kräht
''When the Cock Crows'' (German: ''Wenn der Hahn kräht'') is a 1936 German comedy film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Heinrich George, Hans Brausewetter and Marianne Hoppe. It was shot at the National Studios in Berlin.Klaus p.228-29 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Walter Haag and Franz Schroedter. It is based on a folk play of the same title by August Hinrichs. Synopsis In a rural village in Northern Germany Lena the daughter of the grouchy mayor is in love with Peter a young veterinarian. However her parents are against the match as she has already been promised to another man who is due to inherit a farm. He is in turn courted by Marie, a woman who has recently arrived in the area. Cast * Heinrich George as Jan Kreyenborg, Gemeindevorsteher * Hans Brausewetter as Peter Renken, Tierarzt * Marianne Hoppe as Marie * Claire Reigbert as Gesine Kreyenborg * Hildegard Barko as Lena Kreyenborg * Carsta Löck as Stine * Fritz Hoopts as Willem Tameling, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Froelich
Carl August Hugo Froelich (5 September 1875 – 12 February 1953) was a German film pioneer and film director. He was born and died in Berlin. Biography Apparatus builder and cameraman From 1903 Froelich was a colleague of Oskar Messter, one of the advance guard of German cinema, for whom initially he worked on the construction of cinematographic equipment. As cameraman for Messter's weekly newsreels he filmed among many other things the aftermath of a train accident on the Berlin elevated railway on 28 September 1908, one of the worst transport disasters of the time. Film director and producer Between 1912 and 1951 he made 77 films. In 1913 Froelich made his directorial debut with ''Richard Wagner (film), Richard Wagner''. In 1920 he founded his own production company, Froelich-Film GmbH, among the productions of which were ''Kabale und Liebe'' (1921), ''Die Brüder Karamasoff'' (1922), and ''Mutter und Kind'' (1924). During these years he often filmed with the actress Henny Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
