''Our Crazy Aunts'' (german: Unsere tollen Tanten) is a 1961 Austrian

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 Rolf Olsen and starring

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 ...

Gus Backus Donald Edgar "Gus" Backus (September 12, 1937 – February 21, 2019) was an American singer. He started his career as a member of The Del-Vikings and later became a successful Schlager singer in Germany. Life and career Backus was born on Lo ...

, and Vivi Bach. It was followed by two sequels ''

Our Crazy Nieces ''Our Crazy Nieces'' (german: Unsere tollen Nichten) is a 1963 Austrian comedy film directed by Rolf Olsen and starring Gunther Philipp, Vivi Bach, and Paul Hörbiger. It was the second part in a trilogy of films which began with ''Our Crazy Au ...

'' and ''

Our Crazy Aunts in the South Seas ''Our Crazy Aunts in the South Seas'' (german: Unsere tollen Tanten in der Südsee) is a 1964 Austrian comedy film directed by Rolf Olsen and starring Gunther Philipp, Gus Backus, and Udo Jürgens. It was the final part in a trilogy of films tha ...

''. The film's sets were designed by the art director

Felix Smetana Felix Smetana (1907 – 1968) was a German art director.Fritsche p.259 He designed the sets for many Austrian and German films during the postwar era. Selected filmography * ''Wedding in the Hay'' (1951) * '' Hello Porter'' (1952) * '' Ideal W ...

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* 1961 films 1961 musical comedy films Austrian musical comedy films 1960s German-language films Films directed by Rolf Olsen Cross-dressing in film {{musical-comedy-film-stub