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directed by Emil E. Reinert and starring

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and

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.Fritsche p.243 It is an adaptation of the 1933 novel ''

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'' by

Alexander Lernet-Holenia Alexander Lernet-Holenia (21 October 1897, in Vienna — 3 July 1976) was an Austrian poet, novelist, dramaturgist and writer of screenplays and historical studies who produced a heterogeneous literary opus that included poetry, psychological ...

. A separate English-language version '' Stolen Identity'' was also produced. The film's sets were designed by the

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and Fritz Moegle. It was shot at the

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and on location across the city. The costumes were designed by

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, better known as an actress.

Synopsis

The story takes place over

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in Vienna where a

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without papers is tempted to assume the identity of another man.

Cast

as Toni Sponer *

as Karin Manelli *

Francis Lederer Francis Lederer (November 6, 1899 Prague – May 25, 2000) was an Austro-Hungarian Empire-born American film and stage actor with a successful career, first in Europe, then in the United States. His original name was Franz (Czech František) Le ...

as Claude Manelli *

Inge Konradi Inge Konradi (27 July 1924 4 February 2002) was an Austrian stage and film actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in ...

as Marie *

Hermann Erhardt Hermann Erhardt (January 9, 1903 in Landshut - November 30, 1958 in Vienna) was a German actor who played in more than 50 movies, among them '' Heimkehr'' and '' A Devil of a Woman''. Selected filmography * '' The Monastery's Hunter'' (1935) ...

as Ferdl Heintl *

as Frau Anna Fraser *

Egon von Jordan Egon von Jordan (19 March 1902 – 27 December 1978) was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1923 and 1974. Selected filmography * '' The Ghost of Morton's Castle'' (1922) * ''Young Medardus'' (1923) * ''Lace'' ...

as Krüger *

Manfred Inger Manfred Inger (1907–1984) was an Austrian stage, film and television actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern m ...

as Polizeiinspektor *

Fritz Eckhardt Fritz Eckhardt (born Linz, 30 November 1907; died Klosterneuburg, 31 December 1995) was an Austrian actor, director, and writer. He is remembered for playing the lead role as ''chief inspector Marek'' in the Österreichischer Rundfunk version o ...

as Portier im Goldenen Löwen *

Alexander Kerst Alexander Kerst (23 February 1924 – 9 December 2010) was an Austrian television Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, o ...

as 2.Polizist auf der Wache *

Trude Marlen Trude Marlen (born Trude Posch; 1912–2005) was an Austrian stage and film actress. She was the second wife of Wolf Albach-Retty, and moved to Germany to live with him during the Nazi era where she was well-connected with the Nazi leadership. She ...

as Ehefrau auf dem Kommissariat *

Karl Schwetter Karl Schwetter (1914–2002) was an Austrian film actor and film producer, producer.Willis p.209 Selected filmography * ''Vagabonds (film), Vagabonds'' (1949) * ''Adventure in Vienna'' (1952) * ''Grandstand for General Staff (1953 film), Grandsta ...

as Ehemann auf dem Kommissariat *

Michael Kehlmann Michael Kehlmann (21 September 1927 – 1 December 2005) was an Austrian television film director and theatre director, screenwriter and actor. During 1951–1953, Kehlmann was the manager of the "Kleines Theater im Konzerthaus", Vienna. He was awa ...

as Passfälscher *

Franz Marischka Franz Marischka (1918–2009) was an Austrian actor, screenwriter and film director. He was the son of the director Hubert Marischka.Goble p.84 Selected filmography Screenwriter * '' The Daughter of the Regiment'' (1953) * '' Victoria and Her H ...

as Passkontrolleur am Flughafen *

Wolfgang Glück Wolfgang Glück (born 29 September 1929, Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian film director and screenwriter. His film '' '38 – Vienna Before the Fall'' (1987) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 59th Academy Awa ...

as Porschefahrer * Gerda Neubauer as Frau im Porsche *

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as Ober in der Bar *

Guido Wieland Guido Wieland (1906–1993) was an Austrian stage, film and television actor.Mitchell p.92 Selected filmography * '' 1. April 2000'' (1952) * ''Adventure in Vienna'' (1952) * ''The Doctor's Secret'' (1955) * ''Scandal in Bad Ischl'' (1957) * ''E ...

as 'Geldeintreiber' vom Goldenen Löwen * Gisela Wilke as Alte Frau im Kaiserpanorama *

Fred Solm Fred Solm (22 January 1899 – 1982) was an Austrian actor, director and screenwriter. Selected filmography * '' U 9 Weddigen'' (1927) * '' Die Lindenwirtin am Rhein'' (1927) * ''The Champion of the World'' (1927) * ''The Famous Woman'' (1927) * ' ...

as 1.Polizist auf der Wache * Louis Ousted as John Milton *

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as Portier im Goldenen Löwen * Reinhold Siegert as Mann bei der Telefonzelle *

Helmut Janatsch Helmut is a German name. Variants include Hellmut, Helmuth, and Hellmuth. From old German, the first element deriving from either ''heil'' ("healthy") or ''hiltja'' ("battle"), and the second from ''muot'' ("spirit, mind, mood"). Helmut may refe ...

as Polizist bei der Hausdurchsuchung * Fritz Krenn as Mann an der Lufthafenauskunft * Maria Gerngroß as Stewardess *

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as Alte Frau im Kaiserpanorama *

Franz Böheim Franz Böheim (June 24, 1909 – March 24, 1963) was an Austrian film actor. Böheim appeared in more than fifty films and television series, including the 1947 film ''It's Only Love'' in which he played Franz Schubert.Mitchell p.200 He was the br ...

as Betrunkener mit Luftballon *

Rosa Albach-Retty Rosa Albach-Retty (born Rosa Clara Franziska Helene Retty; 26 December 1874 – 26 August 1980) was an Austrian film and stage actress. Life Born into a well-known family of Austrian actors, she was the daughter of actor and director Rudolf Ret ...

Ulrich Bettac Ulrich Ewald Berthold Bettac (2 May 1897 – 20 April 1959), was an Austrian actor and theatre director. He was especially well known for his work as a character actor at the Burgtheater in Vienna; he also had a fairly extensive film career. S ...

Heinz Conrads Heinz Conrads (December 21, 1913 – April 9, 1986) was an Austrian actor, radio and television host, and Wienerlied performer. He appeared in more than thirty films during his career including the 1947 historical ''It's Only Love''. Selected film ...

Hugo Gottschlich Hugo Gottschlich (1905–1984) was an Austrian stage and film actor, who specialised in Viennese character parts.Fritsche p.148 Later in his career he appeared frequently on television. Selected filmography * ''Arlberg Express'' (1948) * '' Frego ...

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as Dirigent *

Dorothea Neff Dorothea Neff (21 February 1903 – 27 July 1986) was a Vienna stage actress during the 1930s. Neff helped hide her Jewish friend Lilli Wolff, after she received resettlement orders from the Nazis to leave Vienna. To confuse the Gestapo, Neff wrote ...

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References

Bibliography

* Fritsche, Maria. ''Homemade Men in Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity''. Berghahn Books, 2013.

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* 1952 films 1950s crime thriller films Austrian crime thriller films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Emil-Edwin Reinert Films shot at Schönbrunn Studios Films shot in Vienna Films set in Vienna Films based on Austrian novels Remakes of German films Austrian black-and-white films Film noir Films about identity theft Austrian multilingual films 1950s multilingual films Films about taxis Films based on works by Alexander Lernet-Holenia {{Austria-film-stub

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