''Help, My Bride Steals'' (german: Hilfe, meine Braut klaut) is a 1964

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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

Werner Jacobs Werner Jacobs (1909–1999) was a German film director and film editor, editor. He was born in Berlin on the 24 April 1909. He is best known for his contributions to Modebummel (1951), Der Stern von Santa Clara (1958) and André und Ursula (1955). ...

and starring

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Cornelia Froboess Cornelia Froboess (; born 28 October 1943) is a German actress and a teen idol of the 1950s and early 1960s. During that time, Froboess appeared in many West German and Austrian musical films, especially after the rock and roll wave had hit Germa ...

and

Gunther Philipp Gunther Philipp (8 June 1918 – 2 October 2003) was an Austrian film actor, physician and swimmer. From 1949 to 2002 he appeared as an actor in 147 movies for cinema and television, mainly in comic roles. As an author, Philipp wrote 21 film scr ...

. A man marries a woman soon after meeting her, unaware that she is a

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Cast

as Valentin Haase *

as Elisabeth Schöner *

as Gustav Notnagel * Elfriede Irrall as Tessy *

Fred Liewehr Fred Liewehr (1909–1993) was an Austrian stage and film actor.von Dassanowsky p.87 Partial filmography * ''Jana, das Mädchen aus dem Böhmerwald'' (1935) - Michael * ''Immortal Waltz'' (1939) - Johann Strauß Sohn * ''Brüderlein fein'' (1942 ...

as Generaldirektor Schöner, Elisabeths Vater *

Guggi Löwinger Guggi (born Derek Rowen) is an avant-garde Irish artist, once a member of the goth/post-punk band Virgin Prunes alongside his close friend Gavin Friday. Guggi was born in Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Irela ...

as Champagnermizzi *

Kurt Heintel Kurt Heintel (1924–2002) was an Austrian film and television actor.Fritsche p. 241 Selected filmography * ''Vagabonds'' (1949) * ''A Devil of a Woman'' (1951) * '' Hannerl'' (1952) * '' The Monastery's Hunter'' (1953) * '' The Poacher'' (1953) ...

as Direktor Bensberg *

Rudolf Carl Rudolf Carl (19 June 189915 January 1987) was an Austrian actor who appeared in more than 150 German language films between 1934 and 1969. He also directed two films '' Der Leberfleck'' and '' Dort in der Wachau''. Selected filmography * '' Poli ...

as Ober Franz *

Guido Wieland Guido Wieland (1906–1993) was an Austrian stage, film and television actor.Mitchell p.92 Selected filmography * '' 1. April 2000'' (1952) * ''Adventure in Vienna'' (1952) * ''The Doctor's Secret'' (1955) * ''Scandal in Bad Ischl'' (1957) * ''E ...

as Ein Herr *

Peter Gerhard Peter Gerhard (1920 – 15 February 2006, Fayence, France) was a historical geographer whose work focused on colonial Mexico or New Spain. He pursued graduate studies at University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berke ...

as Juwelier *

Raoul Retzer Raoul Retzer (1919–1974) was an Austrian actor. Retzer was a prolific film actor appearing in more than a hundred and forty productions between 1952 and 1975 generally in small or supporting roles. He appeared in the 1955 film ''The Last Ten Day ...

as Wirt *

Elisabeth Stiepl Elisabeth Stiepl (born 1920) is an Austrian former film and television actress.Cowie p.66 As a character actress, she appeared in more than ninety film and TV productions during her career in small or supporting parts. Selected filmography * '' D ...

as Ältere Dame *

Rudolf Vogel Rudolf Vogel (born 10 November 1900, Planegg – died 9 August 1967, Munich) was a German film and television actor. He was the father of Peter Vogel, the father-in-law of Austrian actress Gertraud Jesserer and the grandfather of actor-journalis ...

as Psychotherapeut

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