''Artists' Blood'' (german: Artistenblut) is a 1949 West German

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Wolfgang Wehrum Wolfgang Wehrum (1907–1971) was a German film editor and director. He edited the 1947 film ''In Those Days'' (1947), amongst the first German films tackling the country's recent Nazi past.Langford p.222 Selected filmography Editor * ''The Red ...

and starring Hans Richter,

Dorit Kreysler Dorit Kreysler (1909–1999) was an Austrian film actress.Goble p.338 Filmography * ''Enjoy Yourselves'' (1934) * ''Mr. Kobin Seeks Adventure'' (1934) * ''Jungfrau gegen Mönch'' (1934) * '' Fresh Wind from Canada'' (1935) * ''A Night on the Dan ...

and

Fritz Odemar Fritz Odemar (13 January 1890 – 6 June 1955) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1927 and 1955. He was born in Hannover, Germany and died in Munich, Germany. Odemar's father was the actor Fritz Odemar Sr. (K ...

.Baer p. 72 It was shot at the

Wandsbek Studios The Wandsbek Studios are film production and television studios located in Wandsbek, a district of the German city of Hamburg. The complex was established in 1948 when Real Film, set up the previous year, acquired a site in Wandsbek for constr ...

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and on location in

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town of

Garmisch-Partenkirchen Garmisch-Partenkirchen (; Bavarian: ''Garmasch-Partakurch''), nicknamed Ga-Pa, is an Alpine ski town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the seat of government of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen (abbreviated ''GAP''), in the O ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

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Kurt Herlth Kurt Herlth (1896–1966) was a German art director known for his designs of film sets. His brother Robert Herlth was also an art director active in the German film industry, and the two men worked together a number of times.Bock & Bergfelder p.1 ...

and

Carl Ludwig Kirmse Carl Ludwig Kirmse (1888–1982) was a German art director who worked prolifically on films during the silent and sound eras.Giesen p.220 Selected filmography * ''The House of Torment'' (1921) * '' Country Roads and the Big City'' (1921) * '' T ...

Synopsis

A successful

clown A clown is a person who performs comedy and arts in a state of open-mindedness using physical comedy, typically while wearing distinct makeup or costuming and reversing folkway-norms. History The most ancient clowns have been found in ...

wants to marry the daughter of a

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owner, but his prospective

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doesn't want a

circus performer A circus is a company of performers who put on diverse entertainment shows that may include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, dancers, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, magicians, ventriloquists, and unicyclis ...

in the family and insists that he takes a job at the factor. With a heavy heart he agrees, but then discovering a doppelganger her persuades him to take his place. Confusion soon arises between them.

Cast

* Hans Richter as Clown Antonio & Anton Lammbein *

as Lissy Schilling - Dolmetscherin *

as Steffens - Fabrikbesitzer *

Karin Jacobsen Karin Jacobsen (1924–1989) was a German actress and screenwriter.Goble p.242 She was married to the actor Carl-Heinz Schroth and the film producer Gero Wecker. Selected filmography * ''Artists' Blood'' (1949) * ''Furioso'' (1950) * '' Weekend ...

as Hannelore - seine Tochter *

Hubert von Meyerinck Hubert "Hubsi" von Meyerinck (23 August 1896 – 13 May 1971) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 280 films between 1921 and 1970. Biography Meyerinck was born in Potsdam, Brandenburg, the son of Friedrich von Meyerinck (1858� ...

as Ricardo Pisetti - Manager *

Josef Sieber Josef Sieber (28 April 1900 – 3 December 1962) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * ''Pappi'' (1934) * ''Punks Arrives from America'' (1935) * ''Joan of Arc'' (1935) * ''The Gypsy Baron'' (1935) * ''The Last Four on Santa Cruz'' (193 ...

as Canossa - Garderobier * Alexis as Liebling - Inspizient *

Petra Unkel Petra Unkel (3 March 1925 – 2001), also known as Petra Unkel-Klinder, was a Hungarian-born actress of German film, singer, voice actress, radio spokesperson and cabaret artist, who was active in the industry from 1929 until 1958. Life and car ...

as Gesine Pagel * Luise Franke-Booch as Mutter Lammbein *

Hans Leibelt Hans Leibelt (11 March 1885 in Leipzig, German Empire – 3 December 1974 in Munich, West Germany) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * ''Heimliche Sünder'' (1926) * '' The False Prince'' (1927) * ''The Man in Search of His Murd ...

as Schröder - Portier im 'Continental' *

Carl Voscherau Carl Voscherau (1900–1963) was a German film actor.Shandley p.212 He was also a prominent voice actor, dubbing foreign films for release in Germany. His son Henning Voscherau was Mayor of Hamburg. Selected filmography * ''Film Without a Title' ...

as Portier im 'Hotel Roß' *

Grethe Weiser Grethe Weiser (; 27 February 1903 – 2 October 1970) was a German actress. Biography Born in Hanover, she spent her childhood in Dresden. She escaped from her dominant and sometimes violent father by marrying a Jewish confectionery manufactu ...

as Die Vortragskünstlerin *

Walter Giller Walter Giller (23 August 1927 – 15 December 2011) was a German actor. He was very successful in the 1950s and 1960s, when he was often seen as a comedic leading man. One of his most successful and more serious roles was in ''Roses for the Pros ...

References

Bibliography

* Baer, Hester. ''Dismantling the Dream Factory: Gender, German Cinema, and the Postwar Quest for a New Film Language''. Berghahn Books, 2012.

External links

* 1949 films 1949 comedy films German comedy films West German films 1940s German-language films Films directed by Wolfgang Wehrum German black-and-white films Circus films 1940s German films Films shot in Bavaria Films shot at Wandsbek Studios {{1940s-Germany-film-stub