''Hilde and the Volkswagen'' (german: Hilde und die vier PS) is a 1936 German

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directed by

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and starring

Ludwig Manfred Lommel Ludwig Manfred Lommel (1891–1962) was a German stage and film actor.Hull p.158 He was the father of the actress Ruth Lommel and actor Ulli Lommel. His youngest son Manuel Lommel is a cinematographer. Selected filmography * ''Paul and Pauline'' ...

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and

Hilde Schneider Hilde Schneider (1914–1961) was a German actress. She appeared in the 1939 film '' Shoulder Arms''.Richards p.372 Selected filmography * ''The Schimeck Family'' (1935) * ''Hilde and the Volkswagen ''Hilde and the Volkswagen'' (german: Hilde u ...

. It was shot at the

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.Klaus p.97

Cast

as Buchhalter Lohbusch *

as Nelly Hopp *

as Hilde Lenz *

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Friedl Haerlin Friedl Haerlin (29 December 1901 – 17 April 1981) was a German stage and film actress. During the 1930s she worked in cinema playing glamorous roles, mainly in comedy films. In the late 1930s, in order to boost her flagging career, she attempte ...

as Hella Lenius *

Walter Steinbeck Walter Steinbeck (26 September 1878 – 27 August 1942) was a German film actor. Steinbeck was born in Niederlößnitz (now Radebeul), Saxony, Germany. He died at age 63 in Berlin, Germany. Selected filmography * ''The Romance of a Poor S ...

as Direktor Scheffel *

Werner Stock Werner Bruno Wilhelm Hermann Stock (20 October 1903 – 30 April 1972) was a German actor. He appeared in more than 130 films and television shows between 1932 and 1971. Selected filmography * ''Spoiling the Game'' (1932) * ''Decoy'' (1934 ...

as Nellys Bruder *

Gerhard Dammann Gerhard Dammann (30 March 1883 – 21 February 1946) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * '' The Man in the Cellar'' (1914) * '' Under the Lantern'' (1928) * '' Eva in Silk'' (1928) * '' Lemke's Widow'' (1928) * '' When the Mother an ...

as Aktuar Kramer *

Ethel Reschke Ethel Reschke (24 April 1911 – 5 June 1992) was a German actress. She appeared in more than 70 films and television shows between 1931 and 1977. Selected filmography * ''Mädchen in Uniform'' (1931) * ''Paul and Pauline'' (1936) * ''By a ...

as Hildes Freundin *

Carl Auen Carl Theodor Auen (16 February 1892 – 23 June 1972) was a German film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1914 and 1938. Auen was a member of the Militant League for German Culture and also a member of the A ...

as Amtsgerichtsrat *

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as Chauffeur

References

Bibliography

* * Klaus, Ulrich J. ''Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1936''. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.

External links

* 1936 films Films of Nazi Germany German comedy films 1936 comedy films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Heinz Paul German black-and-white films 1930s German films Films shot at Terra Studios Terra Film films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub