''The Cruel Mistress'' (German: ''Die grausame Freundin'') is a 1932 Austrian-German

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

Carl Lamac Carl may refer to: *Carl, Georgia, city in USA *Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community *Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name *Carl², a TV series * "Carl", List of Aqua Teen ...

and starring

Anny Ondra Anny Ondra (born Anna Sophie Ondráková; 15 May 1903 – 28 February 1987) was a Czech film actress. She began her career in 1920 and appeared in Czech, German, Austrian, French and English films. In 1933, she married German boxing champion ...

Fritz Rasp Fritz Heinrich Rasp (13 May 1891 – 30 November 1976) was a German film actor who appeared in more than 100 films between 1916 and 1976. His obituary in '' Der Spiegel'' described Rasp as "the German film villain in service, for over 60 years." ...

and

Lina Woiwode Lina Woiwode (1886–1971) was an Austrian stage and film actress.Youngkin p.462 Selected filmography *''Her Majesty the Barmaid'' (1931) *''Once There Was a Waltz'' (1932) *''The Magic Top Hat'' (1932) *''The Cruel Mistress'' (1932) *''Suburb ...

.von Dassanowsky p.49 A separate French-language version '' Should We Wed Them?'' was also released. The film's sets were designed by Otto Erdmann and

Hans Sohnle Hans Sohnle (17 September 1895 – 24 March 1976) was a German art director.Chandler p.270 He frequently collaborated with Otto Erdmann on set designs. Selected filmography * ''The Loves of Käthe Keller'' (1919) * '' The Woman in Doctor's Garb ...

Cast

as Welgunda *

as Professor Bock *

as Frau Bock *

Werner Fuetterer Werner Fuetterer (10 January 1907 in Barth, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern – 7 February 1991 in Benidorm, Province of Alicante, Spain) was a German film actor. He appeared in nearly 100 films between 1925 and 1967. In his early film career, Fuetterer ...

as Jim Bock *

Olga Limburg Olga Limburg (5 April 1881 – 7 March 1970) was a German theater and film actress. She began her artistic career in 1901 with a commitment at the Municipal Theatre of Poznan. Since 1902, she played at several of Berlin's leading theaters includi ...

as Jim Bocks Mutter * Ernst Arndt as Professor Bierbrot *

Carl Goetz Carl Goetz (10 April 1862 – 15 August 1932) was an Austrian stage and film actor. He appeared in around seventy films during the silent and early sound eras. Goetz was of a Jewish background.Prawer p.213 He is particularly noted for his role in ...

as Zirkusdirektor *

Karl Forest Karl Forest (1874–1944) was an Austrian actor. He was married to the actress Traute Carlsen. Selected filmography * ''The Tales of Hoffmann'' (1923) * '' The Money Devil'' (1923) * '' Boarding House Groonen'' (1925) * ''The Guardsman'' (1925) * ...

as Schulinspektor * Dorothy Poole as Sängerin * Gustav Werner as Hoteldirektor *

Hugo Thimig Hugo August Thimig (16 June 1854 – 24 September 1944), although born in Germany, spent his working life in Austria as an actor, director, and director of the ''Burgtheater'' in Vienna. Biography Thimig was the founding father of one of Aus ...

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1932 films Austrian comedy films Films of the Weimar Republic German comedy films 1932 comedy films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Karel Lamač German multilingual films 1932 multilingual films Austrian multilingual films 1930s German films {{Austria-film-stub