''Adventure in Warsaw'' (german: Abenteuer in Warschau) is a 1938 German-Polish

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

Carl Boese Carl Eduard Hermann Boese (; 26 August 1887 – 6 July 1958) was a German film director, screenwriter, and film producer, producer. He directed 158 films between 1917 and 1957. Selected filmography * ''Farmer Borchardt'' (1917) * ''Donna Lucia ...

and starring

Georg Alexander Georg Alexander (born Werner Ludwig Georg Lüddeckens; 3 April 1888 – 30 October 1945) was a German film actor who was a prolific presence in German cinema. He also directed a number of films during the silent era. Personal life He was married ...

Paul Klinger Paul Karl Heinrich Klinksik (14 June 1907, Essen – 14 November 1971, Munich) was a German stage and film actor who also worked in radio drama and soundtrack dubbing. Family life His father, a civil engineer, was Karl Heinrich Klinksik; his mot ...

and Jadwiga Kenda. The film was the second of two German-Polish co-productions following ''

Augustus the Strong Augustus II; german: August der Starke; lt, Augustas II; in Saxony also known as Frederick Augustus I – Friedrich August I (12 May 16701 February 1733), most commonly known as Augustus the Strong, was Elector of Saxony from 1694 as well as Ki ...

'' (1936).Kreimeier p. 283 A separate Polish version ''

A Diplomatic Wife ''A Diplomatic Wife'' ( pl, Dyplomatyczna żona) is a 1937 German-Polish comedy film directed by Carl Boese and Mieczysław Krawicz and starring Jadwiga Kenda, Aleksander Żabczyński and Lena Żelichowska. It is the Polish language version of ' ...

'' was released.

Cast

as Exzellenz Bernardo de Rossi - Gesandter in Warschau *

as Henry de Fontana - Gesandtschaftsrat * Jadwiga Kenda as Jadwiga Janowska - seine Frau * Hedda Björnson as Ines Costello - eine junge Witwe * Baby Gray as Wanda - eine angehende Soubrette *

Robert Dorsay Robert Dorsay (16 August 1904 – 29 October 1943) was a German actor, dancer, and singer who was executed in October 1943 for defeatism and defamation of National Socialism. Life The only son of the opera singer Paul Stampa and the soprano D ...

as Jan - Operettenbuffo *

Richard Romanowsky Richard Romanowsky (21 April 1883 – 22 July 1968) was an Austrian actor. He appeared in 45 films between 1932 and 1961. Selected filmography * ''Two in a Car'' (1932) * '' Adventure on the Southern Express'' (1934) * '' Farewell Waltz'' ...

as Stanislaus Bilinski - Theaterdirektor *

Rudolf Carl Rudolf Carl (19 June 189915 January 1987) was an Austrian actor who appeared in more than 150 German language films between 1934 and 1969. He also directed two films '' Der Leberfleck'' and '' Dort in der Wachau''. Selected filmography * '' Poli ...

as Kupka - sein Sekretär *

Mieczysława Ćwiklińska Mieczysława Ćwiklińska-SteinsbergĆwiklińska was the maiden name of Ćwiklińska's grandmother, Anna Trapszowa. (née Mieczysława Trapszo, ; 1 January 1879 – 28 July 1972) was a Polish film actress, stage actor, and singer. She was often ni ...

as Apollonia, komische Alte * Eugen Wolff as Mit seinen Tanzorchester

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* 1938 films Films of Nazi Germany German comedy films Polish comedy films German black-and-white films Polish black-and-white films 1938 comedy films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Carl Boese Films set in Warsaw German multilingual films Tobis Film films Polish multilingual films 1938 multilingual films 1930s German films {{Poland-film-stub