''The Double Fiancé'' (german: Der Doppelbräutigam) is a 1934 Czechoslovak-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

Martin Frič Martin Frič (29 March 1902 – 26 August 1968) was a Czech film director, screenwriter and actor. He had more than 100 directing credits between 1929 and 1968, including feature films, shorts and documentary films. Throughout his life, Fri ...

. It is a German-language version of the Czech film ''

Life Is a Dog ''Life Is a Dog'' ( cs, Život je pes) is a 1933 Czech comedy film written and directed by Martin Frič. Cast * Hugo Haas as Composer Viktor Honzl / Professor Alfréd Rokos * Theodor Pištěk as Hynek Durdys * Adina Mandlová as Eva Durdysová ...

'', shot at the same time with a German-speaking cast by the same director.

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The

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Viktor Lange gets a job at a

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by posing as his own uncle Professor Alfred Ritter. A series of events lead to him becoming engaged to both the owner's daughters.

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Fritz Kampers Fritz Kampers (14 July 1891 – 1 September 1950) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1913 and 1950. Early life Fritz Kampers was the son of a Munich hotel owner, spent his early childhood in Garmisch-Partenk ...

as Composer Viktor Lange / Professor Alfred Ritter, his uncle *

Jakob Tiedtke Jakob Karl Heinrich Wilhelm Tiedtke (23 June 1875 – 30 June 1960) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 190 films between 1914 and 1955. Selected filmography * ''The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1918 film), The Pied Piper of Hamel ...

as Roland, Music publisher *

Lien Deyers Lien Deyers (formerly Nicolina Dijjers Spanier, born Nicolina Spanier; 5 November 1909 – after March 1982) was a Dutch actress based in Germany. Early life Lien Deyers was born Nicolina Spanier in Amsterdam on 5 November 1909, the daughter of N ...

as Eva, Roland's daughter *

Carsta Löck Carsta Löck (28 December 1902 – 9 October 1993) was a German film actress. Selected filmography * ''Refugees'' (1933) * '' Ripening Youth'' (1933) * '' The Double Fiance'' (1934) * ''Trouble with Jolanthe'' (1934) * ''Police Report'' (1934) ...

as Helene, Roland's daughter * Werner Jantsch as Morrison * as Landlord * as Customer

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* 1934 films 1934 comedy films 1934 multilingual films 1930s German-language films Films of Nazi Germany German black-and-white films Czechoslovak black-and-white films Films directed by Martin Frič German multilingual films German comedy films 1930s German films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub

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