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and a

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on the German

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. The film was released in the United States by

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. It is also known as ''Riot in

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'' and ''Scandal in Fairyland''.

Plot

The king of Irgendwo is beset by worries: The food stocks are empty and he has no money. The only way out, proposed by his advisers Schnorr and Astropolex, to marry off his young daughter to the Sultan of

Persipan Persipan (from ''Persicus'' (peach) and ''marzipan''; also known as Parzipan) is a material used in confectionery. It is similar to marzipan but, instead of almonds, is made with apricot or peach kernels. Persipan consists of 40% ground kernels ...

ien, fails: The princess denied the marriage and the sultan wants a rich wife. One night during a thunderstorm, a young woman arrives at the castle. The king lets her in and gives her the last milk ration. She turns out to be a fairy who now wants to thank him: He receives a magic button with which he can ask for any food he wants. Soon the inhabitants of the little kingdom are living in a wonderland. From the village fountain now gushes wine and lemonade, the fountain itself is made of marzipan and the fences are made of chocolate. To avoid jeopardizing the splendor, a rice pudding mountain is built around the kingdom. But soon people, especially children, realize there are disadvantages. All the people are fat and the school is closed due to "laziness". They ask the princess for help, as she is the only person who has avoided eating too much. But the adults got used to the new way of life, so a riot breaks out in the land of milk and honey ...

Cast

Alexander Engel Alexander Engel, birth name: Kurt Engel (4 June 1902 – 25 July 1968) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1932 and 1968. He was born in Berlin, Germany and died in Saarbrücken, West Germany. He chose the stag ...

as the King of Irgendwo * Werner Krüger as the Scholar Astropolex *

Sabine Sesselmann Sabine Sesselmann, or Sabina Sesselmann (13 August 1936 – 1 March 1998) was a German film actress. Filmography External links * 1936 births 1998 deaths German film actresses 20th-century German actresses {{Germany-film-ac ...

as the Fairy *

Cordula Trantow Cordula Trantow (born 29 December 1942 in Berlin) is a German actress and director. For her performance as Geli Raubal in the 1962 film, ''Hitler'', she was nominated for a 1962 Golden Globe in the category Most Promising Newcomer - Female. To ...

as the Princess *

Alexa von Porembsky Alexa von Porembsky (5 June 1906 - 18 August 1981) was a Hungarian-born German actress. Selected filmography * ''Leontine's Husbands'' (1928) * ''Woman in the Moon'' (1929) - Eine Veilchenverkäuferin * ''Road to Rio'' (1931) - Die Unerfahrene ...

as the Chambermaid *

Harry Wüstenhagen Harry Wüstenhagen (11 January 1928 – 11 December 1999) was a German film actor. He appeared in 45 films between 1953 and 1988. He was born in Berlin, Germany and died in Florida. Wüstenhagen was the German dubbing voice for Sherlock Holm ...

as the Valet Schnorr * Otto Czarski as the Physician * Helmut Ziegner as the Sultan of Persipanien

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* 1957 films 1950s children's fantasy films West German films Films based on fairy tales German children's fantasy films Films set in a fictional country 1950s German films {{fantasy-film-stub

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