''Fairground People'' (german: Die vom Rummelplatz) is a 1930 German

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 Lamac Carl may refer to: *Carl, Georgia, city in USA *Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community *Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name *Carl², a TV series * "Carl", List of Aqua Teen ...

and starring

Anny Ondra Anny Ondra (born Anna Sophie Ondráková; 15 May 1903 – 28 February 1987) was a Czech film actress. She began her career in 1920 and appeared in Czech, German, Austrian, French and English films. In 1933, she married German boxing champion ...

Sig Arno Sig Arno (born Siegfried Aron, 27 December 1895 – 17 August 1975) was a German-Jewish film actor who appeared in such films as ''Pardon My Sarong'' and ''The Mummy's Hand''. He may be best remembered from ''The Palm Beach Story'' (1942) as Toto ...

and

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) ...

. The film was made shortly after the sound revolution, which had damaged Ondra's career in British films and led her to return to Germany. It showcased Ondra's talents as a musical comedy star who sings and dances.Bock & Bergfelder p. 347 Ondra's character dresses up as

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for her performances, and the film was known by the

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of ''Mickey Mouse Girl'' (''Das Micky-Maus-Girl'').

Cast

as Anny Flock *

as Hannes, Ausrufer *

as Annys Mutter *

Viktor Schwanneke Viktor Schwanneke (8 February 1880 – 7 June 1931) was a German stage director and actor, writer, and film actor whose acting career began at the turn of the 20th century. Early life Viktor Schwanneke was born in the small village of Hedwig ...

as Annys Vater * Toni Girardi as Ordini *

Max Ehrlich Max Michaelis Ehrlich (7 December 1892 – 1 October 1944) was a German actor, screenwriter, and director on the German theater, comedy and cabaret scene of the 1930s. Ehrlich began his career in the 1920s at various theatres, including leadin ...

as Horbes, Agent *

Kurt Gerron Kurt Gerron (11 May 1897 – 28 October 1944) was a German History of the Jews in Germany, Jewish actor and film director. He and his wife, Olga were murdered in the Holocaust. Life Born Kurt Gerson into a well-off merchant family in Berlin, he ...

as Schaubudenbesitzer * Gretl Basch as Mimi * Yvette Rodin as Lily *

Julius Falkenstein Julius Falkenstein (25 February 1879 – 9 December 1933) was a German stage and film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1914 and 1933. Falkenstein was Jewish, but secured a special permit to continue making ...

* Paul Morgan *

Walter Norbert Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 19 ...

Paul Rehkopf Paul Anton Heinrich Rehkopf (21 May 1872 – 29 June 1949) was a German actor. He was born in Braunschweig and died in Braunschweig, Germany Selected filmography * '' Diary of a Lost Woman'' (1918) * '' Film Kathi'' (1918) * '' Lorenzo Burghardt ...

Fritz Spira Fritz Spira (1 August 1881 – c. 1943) was an Austrian stage and film actor. He appeared frequently in films during the silent and early sound eras. Spira played the role of the Austrian Emperor Franz Josef in the 1926 film ''The Third Squadro ...

Bruno Arno Bruno may refer to: People and fictional characters *Bruno (name), including lists of people and fictional characters with either the given name or surname * Bruno, Duke of Saxony (died 880) * Bruno the Great (925–965), Archbishop of Cologne, ...

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* 1930 films Films of the Weimar Republic German comedy films 1930 comedy films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Karel Lamač German black-and-white films 1930s German films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub