''The Blue Fox'' (german: Der Blaufuchs) is a 1938 German
comedy film directed by
Viktor Tourjansky and starring
Zarah Leander,
Willy Birgel and
Paul Hörbiger.
[Reimer & Reimer p. 159] It was based on a play by the Hungarian writer
Ferenc Herczeg. It includes the song ''Kann denn Liebe Sünde sein''.
It was shot at the
Babelsberg Studios in
Potsdam and
on location in
Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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Werner Schlichting.
Synopsis
Tired by her husband's lack of interest in her, due to his obsessive focus on his scientific study of fish, a
Budapest woman flirts with the idea of running off with another man.
Cast
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Zarah Leander as Ilona Paulus
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Willy Birgel as Tabor Vary
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Paul Hörbiger as Stephan Paulus
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Jane Tilden as Lisi
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Karl Schönböck as Trill
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Rudolf Platte as Coachman Bela
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Eduard Wenck as Signalman Ürem
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Edith Meinhard as Tilla
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Gertrud de Lalsky as Professorengattin
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Erich Dunskus as Tankstellenwart
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Olga Engl as Ilonas Tante Margit
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Lothar Geist as Tankstellenlehrling
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Max Hiller as Ungarischer Bauer am Bahnhof
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Antonie Jaeckel as Die Frau Rektor
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Eva Klein-Donath
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as Professorengattin
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Ingolf Kuntze as Direktor des Trocadero
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Majan Lex as Anuschka, Magd bei Tante Margit
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as Professorengattin
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Erich Nadler
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as Spielleiter im Trocadero
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Paul Rehkopf as Ungarischer Bauer
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Berta Scheven Berta is a female Germanic name or may also be a colloquial shortening of Alberta or Roberta.
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as Frau des Bahnwärters
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Franz von Bokay Franz may refer to:
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as Josy, Diener bei Tante Margit
References
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External links
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1938 films
Films of Nazi Germany
German comedy films
1938 comedy films
1930s German-language films
Films directed by Victor Tourjansky
German films based on plays
Films based on works by Ferenc Herczeg
Films set in Budapest
German black-and-white films
UFA GmbH films
Films with screenplays by Karl Georg Külb
Films shot at Babelsberg Studios
1930s German films
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