''The Bath in the Barn'' (german: Das Bad auf der Tenne) is a 1943 German

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directed by

Volker von Collande Volker von Collande (21 November 1913 – 29 October 1990) was a German actor and film director. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1934 and 1987. He also directed more than 20 films between 1942 and 1967. Collande was a member of t ...

and starring

Will Dohm Will Dohm (8 April 1897 – 28 November 1948) was a German film actor. He is the father of the actress Gaby Dohm. Selected filmography * '' Waterloo'' (1929) * '' Cruiser Emden'' (1932) * '' Peter Voss, Thief of Millions'' (1932) * '' The Tunnel ...

Heli Finkenzeller Heli Finkenzeller (17 November 1914Friedemann, Beyer (1992)''Die Gesichter der UFA: Starportraits einer Epoche'' München: Wilhelm Heyne Verlag. Page 46. . – 14 January 1991) was a German actress. She appeared in more than 80 films and tel ...

and

Richard Häussler Richard Häussler (26 October 1908 – 28 September 1964) was a German actor and film director. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1936 and 1964. He also directed seven films between 1951 and 1957. He was born in Munich, Germany and d ...

. The film is shot in

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, one of only a few German films made in colour during the war years. 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 Franz F. Fürst. It was remade in 1956 under the same title.Williams p. 150

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* 1943 films 1940s historical comedy films Films of Nazi Germany 1940s German-language films Films directed by Volker von Collande Films set in the 17th century Films set in Flanders German historical comedy films Tobis Film films German black-and-white films 1943 comedy films 1940s German films {{1940s-Germany-film-stub