''Kissing Is No Sin'' (German: ''Küssen ist keine Sünd'') is a 1950 Austrian-German

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directed by

Hubert Marischka Hubert Marischka (27 August 1882 – 4 December 1959), brother of Ernst Marischka, was an Austrian operetta tenor, actor, film director and screenwriter. Career Marischka was born in Brunn am Gebirge, the son of Jiří (or Johann) Marisch ...

and starring

Curd Jürgens Curd Gustav Andreas Gottlieb Franz Jürgens (13 December 191518 June 1982) was a German-Austrian stage and film actor. He was usually billed in English-speaking films as Curt Jurgens. He was well known for playing Ernst Udet in '' Des Teufels Gen ...

Hans Olden Hans Olden (1892–1975) was an Austrian stage and film actor. Olden appeared in more than eighty films during his career, mostly in Austria but occasionally also in Germany. He was a supporter of the Austrian Nazi Party, his interest in Nazism ...

and Hans Moser. The film takes its title from the waltz "Küssen ist keine Sünd" in Edmund Eysler's 1903 operetta ''

Bruder Straubinger ''Bruder Straubinger'' (Brother Straubinger) is an operetta in three acts composed by Edmund Eysler to a German-language libretto by Moritz West and Ignaz Schnitzer. It premiered at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna on 20 February 1903 with Alexa ...

'' and features the song in its soundtrack.Höfig, Willi (1973). ''Der deutsche Heimatfilm 1947-1960'', p. 229. F. Enke. It was shot at the

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and on location in

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. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Ledersteger and Ernst Richter.

Cast

as Kammersänger, Felix Alberti *

as Ferdinand Schwaighofer, sein Impresario * Hans Moser as Alois Eder, Gastwirt zur 'Goldenen Gans' *

Erika von Thellmann Erika von Thellmann (1902–1988) was an Austrian actress who appeared in more than a hundred films and television series during her career.Fritsche p.254 Selected filmography * ''The Stone Rider'' (1923) * '' Marriage Strike'' (1935) *''The Gree ...

as Anastasia, seine Frau * Elfie Mayerhofer as Tilly, deren Tochter * Adolf Gondrell as Generaldirektor Steinberger * Gisela Fackeldey as Mara, seine Freundin *

Hans Leibelt Hans Leibelt (11 March 1885 in Leipzig, German Empire – 3 December 1974 in Munich, West Germany) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * ''Heimliche Sünder'' (1926) * '' The False Prince'' (1927) * '' The Man in Search of His Mu ...

Theodor Danegger Theodor Danegger (31 August 1891 – 11 October 1959) was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1932 and 1959. He was born in Lienz, Austria and died in Vienna, Austria. Selected filmography * '' Without Witness ...

* Max Schipper as Leopold, Gastwirt *

Gertrud Wolle Gertrud Wolle (11 March 1891 – 6 July 1952) was a German film actress. Selected filmography * '' Die Insel der Glücklichen'' (1919) * ''Prince Cuckoo'' (1919) * ''Roswolsky's Mistress'' (1921) * '' A Glass of Water'' (1923) * ''Burglars'' (1 ...

as Hildegard * Hélène Robert as Kathi * Axel Scholtz as Kellnerjunge, Eduard *

Rudolf Schündler Rudolf Ernst Paul Schündler (17 April 1906, in Leipzig – 12 December 1988, in Munich) was a German actor and director. He played "Karl" in ''The Exorcist'' (1973). After finishing the film ''The Nasty Girl'', Schündler died of a heart attack ...

Hugo Gottschlich Hugo Gottschlich (1905–1984) was an Austrian stage and film actor, who specialised in Viennese character parts.Fritsche p.148 Later in his career he appeared frequently on television. Selected filmography * '' Arlberg Express'' (1948) * '' F ...

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* Thea Aichbichler * Richard Bender *

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* Heinz Beck * Franz Loskarn * Rolf Pinegger * Wastl Witt *

Herbert Hübner Herbert Hübner (6 February 1889 – 27 January 1972) was a German stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1921 and 1966. He was born in Breslau, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland) and died in Munich, Germany. Selected fil ...

as Christian Reinecke, Oberlehrer

References

Bibliography

* Robert von Dassanowsky. ''Austrian Cinema: A History''. McFarland, 2005.

External links

* 1950 films 1950 musical comedy films Austrian romantic comedy films Austrian musical comedy films German musical comedy films West German films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Hubert Marischka Films based on operettas Films about singers Films shot at Bavaria Studios 1950s romantic musical films Austrian black-and-white films 1950s German films {{romantic-musical-film-stub