''Drei Mann auf einem Pferd'' is a 1957 West German film directed by
Kurt Meisel
Kurt Meisel (18 August 1912 – 4 April 1994) was an Austrian actor and film director. He appeared in 65 films between 1934 and 1994. He also directed 21 films between 1949 and 1984. Meisel was married to the actress Ursula Lingen. He was born a ...
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Plot summary
A man has discovered a fail-proof way of betting on the winning horse in any race. There is only one catch: He must never be the person to place the bet.
Differences from play
Cast
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Nadja Tiller
Nadja Tiller (born 16 March 1929 in Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian actress. She was one of the most popular German-speaking actresses of international films of the 1950s and 1960s.
Biography
Nadja Tiller, daughter of actor Anton Tiller of Vie ...
as Kitty
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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 ...
as Erwin Tucke
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Gardy Granass
Gardy Granass (born 7 January 1930) is a retired German actress. She appeared in around forty films and television series, after making her screen debut in '' Tromba'' (1949). In 1953 she appeared in ' based on a Hans Schubert play.Goble p.412
S ...
as Ulla, the wife
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Theo Lingen
Theo Lingen (; 10 June 1903 – 10 November 1978), born Franz Theodor Schmitz, was a German actor, film director and screenwriter. He appeared in more than 230 films between 1929 and 1978, and directed 21 films between 1936 and 1960.
Life and c ...
as Mäcki
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Kurt Meisel
Kurt Meisel (18 August 1912 – 4 April 1994) was an Austrian actor and film director. He appeared in 65 films between 1934 and 1994. He also directed 21 films between 1949 and 1984. Meisel was married to the actress Ursula Lingen. He was born a ...
as Freddy
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Walter Gross as Felix
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Walter Müller as Clemens Holm
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Harry Tagore
Harry may refer to:
TV shows
* ''Harry'' (American TV series), a 1987 American comedy series starring Alan Arkin
* ''Harry'' (British TV series), a 1993 BBC drama that ran for two seasons
* ''Harry'' (talk show), a 2016 American daytime talk show ...
as Harry
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Carla Hagen
Carla Hagen (11 September 1927 – 27 January 2020) was a German film and television actress.
Hagen died in Hamburg on 27 January 2020, at the age of 92.
Selected filmography
* '' Professor Nachtfalter'' (1951)
* ''The Happy Village'' (1955)
* ...
as Fräulein Schnack, the Secretary
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Willy Millowitsch
Willy Millowitsch (, ; 8 January 1909 – 20 September 1999) was a German stage and TV actor and the director of the ''Volkstheater Millowitsch'' in Cologne.
Early life
Millowitsch was born in Cologne, Rhine Province. His parents were Peter ...
as Direktor Körber
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Friedl Hardt
Friedl Hardt (28 January 1919 – 11 June 1991) was a German actress.
Selected filmography
* ''The Tiger Akbar'' (1951)
* '' Mikosch Comes In'' (1952)
* ''Arena of Death'' (1953)
* '' Hooray, It's a Boy!'' (1953)
* '' The Three from the Fill ...
as Bardame
Soundtrack
See also
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Three Men on a Horse
''Three Men on a Horse'' is a three-act farce co-authored by John Cecil Holm and George Abbott. The comedy focuses on a man who discovers he has a talent for choosing the winning horse in a race as long as he never places a bet himself. Originally ...
'' (1936)
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1957 films
1957 comedy films
German comedy films
West German films
1950s German-language films
Films directed by Kurt Meisel
German films based on plays
German horse racing films
Remakes of American films
1950s German films
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