''Escapade'' (german: Eskapade) is a 1936 German

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...

film directed by

Erich Waschneck Erich John Waschneck (29 April 1887, in Grimma, Kingdom of Saxony – 22 September 1970, in Berlin) was a German cameraman, director, screenwriter, and film producer. Early life Erich was the son of Karl Hermann Waschneck, a blacksmith, and hi ...

and starring Renate Müller,

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 ...

and

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 ...

.Bock & Bergfelder p. 186 It was shot at the Halensee Studios in

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and List of cities in Germany by population, largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's List of cities in the European Union by population within ci ...

. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Erdmann and

Hans Sohnle Hans Sohnle (17 September 1895 – 24 March 1976) was a German art director.Chandler p.270 He frequently collaborated with Otto Erdmann on set designs. Selected filmography * '' The Loves of Käthe Keller'' (1919) * ''The Woman in Doctor's Garb ...

. It is based on the 1891 novel '' My Official Wife'' by Richard Henry Savage.

Cast

* Renate Müller as Madame Hélène *

as Arthur Lenox *

as Hélène Lenox *

Walter Franck Walter Franck (16 April 1896 – 10 August 1961) was a German film actor. He appeared in 32 films between 1926 and 1952. Selected filmography * '' Master of the World'' (1934) * '' The Island'' (1934) * '' Escapade'' (1936) * ''Stronger Tha ...

as Rakowsky - Chef der russ. Geheimpolizei * Martha von Konssatzki as Fürstin Palitzin * Franz Zimmermann as Sascha - ihr Neffe * Paula Denk as Vera - seine Braut *

Paul Otto Paul Otto Schlesinger (8 February 1878 – 25 or 30 November 1943) was a German film actor and director. Born in Berlin, he began a qualification as a retail merchant and made his actor's debut at the age of 17. Otto worked at Theaters in ...

as Großfürst Ignatieff *

Harald Paulsen Harald Paulsen (26 August 1895 – 4 August 1954) was a German stage and film actor and director. He appeared in 125 films between 1920 and 1954. Career Paulsen first appeared on stage at age sixteen. He then studied under from Leopold Jessner, ...

as Ossip Kaschejeff *

Reinhold Bernt Reinhold Bernt (19 December 1902 – 26 October 1981) was a German film actor. Bernt was born Reinhold Bienert in Berlin and died in West Berlin. Career Bernt's acting career began in Stuttgart with a theater debut. Soon after, he traveled to B ...

as Prowiak, ein Friseur *

Harry Hardt Harry Hardt (born Hermann Karl Viktor Klimbacher Edler von Reichswahr, Pula, 4 August 1899 – Vienna, 14 November 1980) was an Austrian actor. The son of a military officer, he initially planned a military career for himself, studying at a mil ...

as Woidetzki - Chef des Modesalons Brétonne *

Ernst Rotmund Ernst Rotmund (26 November 1886 – 2 March 1955) was a German actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1917 to 1954. Selected filmography References External links * 1886 births 1955 deaths German male film actors ...

as von Podamsky *

Heinz Wemper Heinz Wemper (8 June 1903 – 15 May 1985) was a German actor. He appeared in 27 films between 1929 and 1943. Selected filmography * '' The Ship of Lost Souls'' (1929) * ''Overnight Sensation'' (1932) * ''Gold'' (1934) * ''Police Report'' (1 ...

as Suboff, Argent der Geheimpolizei *

Margarete Kupfer Margarete Kupfer (born Margarete Kupferschmid; 10 April 1881 – 11 May 1953) was a German actress. Partial filmography * '' The Canned Bride'' (1915) * '' Frau Eva'' (1916) * '' The Queen's Secretary'' (1916) * '' When Four Do the Same'' (1917 ...

as Eine alte Dame * Rudolf Biebrach *

Angelo Ferrari Angelo Ferrari (14 August 1897 – 15 June 1945) was an Italian actor known for his work in German cinema. Selected filmography * '' The Nude Woman'' (1922) * '' The Green Manuela'' (1923) * ''Samson'' (1923) * '' The Faces of Love'' (1924) * ' ...

Erich Fiedler Erich Fiedler (15 March 1901 – 19 May 1981) was a German film actor. He was the German dubbing voice of Robert Morley. Selected filmography * ''The Escape to Nice'' (1932) * '' Overnight Sensation'' (1932) * '' Marion, That's Not Nice'' (1933 ...

Bernhard Goetzke Bernhard Goetzke (5 June 1884 – 7 October 1964) was a German stage and film actor. He appeared in 130 films between 1917 and 1961. Selected filmography * ''Fear'' (1917) * ''The Last Sun Son'' (1919) * ''The Japanese Woman'' (1919) * ''The P ...

Jochen Hauer Jochen is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Jochen Asche, East German luger, competed during the 1960s * Jochen Böhler (born 1969), German historian, specializing in the history of World War II * Jochen Babock (born 1953), East ...

* Agnes Kraus as Manja * Otto Kronburger * Herbert Spalke *

Arnim Suessenguth Arnim may refer to: People * Bettina von Arnim (1785-1859), born Elisabeth Catharina Ludovica Magdalena Brentano, German writer and novelist * Ludwig Achim von Arnim (1781–1831), German poet and novelist * Hans-Jürgen von Arnim (1889-1962), Germ ...

Bruno Ziener Bruno Ziener (11 June 1870 – 9 February 1941) was a German stage and film actor and director. He appeared in over 100 films between 1913 and 1941. He also directed 28 silent films such as ''The Flight into Death'' (1921).Grange p. 95 Selected ...

* Sabine Ress as Ballett * Alexander von Swaine as Solotänzer * Alice Uhlen as Solotänzerin * Ernst Rater

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* 1936 films 1936 romantic comedy films 1930s spy comedy films Films of Nazi Germany German romantic comedy films German spy comedy films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Erich Waschneck Films set in Poland Films set in Russia Films set in the 1910s Films based on American novels Tobis Film films 1930s German films Films shot at Halensee Studios {{1930s-Germany-film-stub