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and Olga Limburg. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the

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. It is in the style of a screwball comedy, inspired by the story of Adam and Eve.Rentschler p.383

Cast

* Viktor de Kowa as Amerikaner Percy *

as Fotografin Eva * Olga Limburg as Evas Tante *

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as Percys Freund Max * Herbert Weissbach as Percys Freund Günther * Arthur Reinhardt as Vagabund spielender Freund * Helmut Heyne as Vagabund spielender Freund * Lothar Devaal as Vagabund spielender Freund *

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as Tänzer beim Kostümball

References

Bibliography

* Klaus, Ulrich J. ''Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1938''. Klaus-Archiv, 1988. * Niven, Bill, ''Hitler and Film: The Führer's Hidden Passion''. Yale University Press, 2018. * Rentschler, Eric. ''The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife''. Harvard University Press, 1996.

External links

* 1938 films Films of Nazi Germany German comedy films 1938 comedy films 1930s German-language films German black-and-white films 1930s German films Films directed by Herbert Selpin Tobis Film films Films shot at Johannisthal Studios {{1930s-Germany-film-stub de:Ich liebe Dich (1938)