''Bon Voyage'' (german: Glückliche Reise) is a 1954 West German

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directed by Thomas Engel and starring

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and

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 ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

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and

Walter Kutz Walter Kutz (1904 – 1983) was a German art director.Langford p.223 Selected filmography * ''Nora'' (1944) * '' Dreaming'' (1944) * ''The Silent Guest'' (1945) * ''And the Heavens Above Us'' (1947) * ''Nights on the Nile'' (1949) * ''The Chaste ...

. It was shot at the

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and on location in

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and the

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Plot

Robert Langen and Lutz Steffens have a research job to do on the desert island of Formitosa in the South Seas, where they are getting bored over time. In order to combat their homesickness, they want to exchange letters with young women from their homeland and a short time later their advertisement appears in a Hamburg newspaper. It didn't take long before the two received the first letters. Lutz got mail from a Monika Brinkmann, while Robert's correspondent was called Eva Gordon. There was an Eva Gordon, but the letters were written by Monika on a whim, without Eva knowing anything about it. But then the two young scientists were called back to their institute in Hamburg for a short time. In a good mood, they go to the travel agency where Monika works as soon as they arrive. Robert's expectations were even exceeded, which is not surprising for a part-time photo model. Only Lutz is very irritated by Eva's reaction when he tracks her down. She puts a quick end to a first “approach” because Dr. Eva Gordon is engaged to her boss, the somewhat distracted mathematics professor van Mühlen, and the wedding is supposed to be the next day. Outraged, Eva goes to the police to report the misuse of her name and photo. Monika has no choice but to admit the fraud and apologize to Eva. In the meantime, she has found that the cheeky young man seems very amiable and that fate means well with her. After some small confusions, two couples in love travel to Formitosa.

Cast

as Robert Langen *

as Eva Gordon *

as Mr. van Mühlen *

Peer Schmidt Peer Eugen Georg Schmidt (11 March 1926; Erfurt, Weimar Germany – 8 May 2010; Berlin) was a German actor who specialized in films, television and dubbing. He is best known as the German voice of Gérard Philipe, Marlon Brando and Jean-Paul Belmon ...

as Lutz Steffens *

Ina Peters Ina Peters (1928–2004) was an Austrian stage and film actress.Goble p.195 Selected filmography * '' Bon Voyage'' (1954) * '' André and Ursula'' (1955) * '' Kitty and the Great Big World'' (1956) * ''Charley's Aunt'' (1956) * ''The Spessart Inn' ...

as Monika Brinkmann *

Margarete Haagen Margarete Haagen (29 November 1889 – 19 November 1966) was a German stage and film actress. Haagen appeared in over a hundred films during her career, generally in character roles. She specialised in playing good-natured elderly ladies. Fol ...

as Mrs. van Mühlen *

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as Onkel August *

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as Fotograf Lankwitz *

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as Tante Emilie *

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as Barbier *

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as Consuela, Barbier's wife *

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Hans Hessling Hans Oskar Richard Hessling (March 22, 1903 – February 24, 1995) was a German film and television actor. Selected filmography * ''Joan of Arc'' (1935) * ''Nights in Andalusia'' (1938) * ''The Heart of a Queen'' (1940) * ''Corinna Schmidt'' ...

* Walter Gross * Eva Lissa *

Gerd Vespermann Gerd Vespermann (24 July 1926 – 25 November 2000) was a German stage, film and television actor. He was the son of the actors Kurt Vespermann and Lia Eibenschütz. He was married to the actress Hannelore Elsner Hannelore Elsner (; born Hann ...

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* Annette Meilenthin *

Klaus Miedel Klaus is a German language, German, Dutch language, Dutch and Scandinavian given name and surname. It originated as a short form of Nikolaus, a German form of the Greek given name Nicholas. Notable persons whose family name is Klaus *Billy Klau ...

* Werner Schöne * Jenie von Lossow * Rieke Zbrzezny

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* 1954 films 1954 musical comedy films German musical comedy films West German films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Thomas Engel Films based on operettas Operetta films German black-and-white films Films shot at Tempelhof Studios Films scored by Eduard Künneke 1950s German films {{musical-comedy-film-stub