''Little County Court'' (German: ''Kleines Bezirksgericht'') is a 1938 German

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directed by

Alwin Elling Alwin Elling (1897-1973) was a German film director and editor. Bruns p.69 Selected filmography Editor * '' Die lustigen Musikanten'' (1930) * '' Gloria'' (1931) * '' The Squeaker'' (1931) * '' Melody of Love'' (1932) * '' Ein Walzer für dich ...

and starring Hans Moser,

Ida Wüst Ida Wüst (; 10 October 1884 – 4 October 1958) was a German stage and film actress whose career was prominent in the 1920s and 1930s with Universum Film AG (UFA). Life and career Little is known about Ida Wüst's early childhood. She discovere ...

and

Lucie Englisch Lucie Englisch (8 February 1902, in Baden bei Wien – 12 October 1965) was an Austrian actress. She was married to the actor Heinrich Fuchs. Selected filmography * ''The Night Belongs to Us'' (1929) * ''Three Days Confined to Barracks'' (1930 ...

. It was shot at the Halensee Studios in

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.Klaus p.115 The film's sets were designed by the

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Gabriel Pellon Gabriel Pellon (1900–1975) was a German painter and art director.Shandley p.212 Pellon was born in Metz, which was then part of the German Empire having been annexed from France at the end of the Franco-Prussian War. When Metz was later annex ...

and

Heinrich Richter Heinrich Richter (1884–1981) was a German painter and art director.Soister p.122 He designed the sets for more than a hundred films during his career. Selected filmography * ''The Confessions of the Green Mask'' (1916) * ''The Sensational Tr ...

Synopsis

An overenthusiastic

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working in a district court in a suburb of

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gives out free legal advice and is friends with Amanda Hopfstangl. However he finds himself embroiled in a legal case in which she is one of the parties.

Cast

* Hans Moser as Karl Haselhuber *

as Elisabeth Pieringer *

as Amanda Hopfstangl *

Gusti Wolf Gusti Wolf (11 April 1912 – 5 May 2007) was an Austrian stage, film, and television actress. Born in Vienna, Wolf was adopted by the painter, Felix Albrecht Harta who became her foster father. Wolf made her stage debut at the Burgtheater in ...

as Mizzi, Pieringers Nichte * Eduard Wesener as Willi Hickel *

Paul Otto Paul Otto Schlesinger (8 February 1878 – 25 or 30 November 1943) was a German film actor and director. Born in Berlin, he began a qualification as a retail merchant and made his actor's debut at the age of 17. Otto worked at Theaters in ...

as Der Bezirksrichter *

Erich Fiedler Erich Fiedler (15 March 1901 – 19 May 1981) was a German film actor. He was the German dubbing voice of Robert Morley. Selected filmography * ''The Escape to Nice'' (1932) * '' Overnight Sensation'' (1932) * '' Marion, That's Not Nice'' (1933 ...

as Dr. Schartenreiter *

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 Strassenmusikant Postl *

Fritz Imhoff Fritz Imhoff, real name: Friedrich Arnold Heinrich Jeschke (January 6, 1891, Alsergrund February 24, 1961, Wieden) was an Austrian actor. He was a brother of the Wienerlied composer (18901962). Selected filmography * '' Daughter of the Regi ...

as Strassenmusikant Blaschek *

Karl Hellmer Karl Hellmer (11 March 1896 – 18 May 1974) was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in 92 films between 1932 and 1969. He was born in Vienna, Austria and died in Berlin, Germany. Selected filmography * ''I by Day, You by Night'' (1932) * ...

as Brandler *

Jochen Hauer Jochen is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Jochen Asche, East German luger, competed during the 1960s * Jochen Böhler (born 1969), German historian, specializing in the history of World War II * Jochen Babock (born 1953), East ...

as Gustav Berger

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. * Waldman, Harry. ''Nazi Films In America, 1933-1942''. McFarland & Co, 2008.

External links

* 1938 films Films of Nazi Germany 1930s German-language films Films directed by Alwin Elling 1930s German films German comedy films 1938 comedy films Films set in Vienna Films shot at Halensee Studios German films based on plays {{1930s-Germany-film-stub de:Kleines Bezirksgericht