''The First Kiss'' (German: ''Der erste Kuß'') is a 1954 Austrian-West 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

Erik Ode Erik Ode (born Fritz Erik Signy Odemar, 6 November 1910 – 19 July 1983) was a German director and actor who was most famous for playing Kommissar ''Herbert Keller'' in the German television drama '' Der Kommissar'' (The Police Inspector). He mar ...

and starring

Isa Günther Isa or ISA may refer to: Places * Isa, Amur Oblast, Russia * Isa, Kagoshima, Japan * Isa, Nigeria * Isa District, Kagoshima, former district in Japan * Isa Town, middle class town located in Bahrain * Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia * Mount ...

, Jutta Günther and

Erich Auer Erich Auer (14 April 1923 – 17 December 2004) was an Austrian theater, film and television actor.Goble p.173 He had leading roles in several heimatfilmen during the early 1950s. He was married to Martha Wallner, a popular Austrian actress. The ...

.Fritsche p.250 It was shot at the

Salzburg Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian) is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872. The town is on the site of the ...

Studios and on location around the city and the nearby area. The film's sets were designed by the

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Gustav Abel Gustav Abel (1902–1963) was an Austrian art director.Fritsche p. 229 Selected filmography * ''The Silent Partner'' (1939) * '' Father For a Night'' (1939) * '' A Woman Has Fallen'' (1941) * ''The Hero of Venice'' (1941) * '' The Fourth Command ...

Synopsis

Two twin sisters living in

encounter Paul, an

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from

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...

, and each enjoys what they think is a mild flirtation with him while pretending to be the other one. Paul is really in love with his fiancée back in Munich with whom he has quarrelled.

Cast

as Helga * Jutta Günther as Gretel *

as Paul Merleth * Hans Nielsen as Escher *

Adrienne Gessner Adrienne Gessner (23 July 1896 – 23 June 1987) was an Austrian actress. Gessner appeared in over fifty film and television shows during her career, including the 1955 costume film '. Gessner appeared in a mixture of German and Austrian films dur ...

as Omi *

Hanna Rucker Hanna Rucker (1923–1982) was a German stage and film actress.Goble p.257 Selected filmography * '' Heart of Stone'' (1950) * ''Under the Thousand Lanterns'' (1952) * ''I'm Waiting for You'' (1952) * ''Under the Stars of Capri'' (1953) * ''The ...

as Ilse Dirks *

Rudolf Vogel Rudolf Vogel (born 10 November 1900, Planegg – died 9 August 1967, Munich) was a German film and television actor. He was the father of Peter Vogel, the father-in-law of Austrian actress Gertraud Jesserer and the grandfather of actor-journalis ...

as Mons. Oberbitzler *

Margaret Cargill Margaret is a female first name, derived via French () and Latin () from grc, μαργαρίτης () meaning "pearl". The Greek is borrowed from Persian. Margaret has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular througho ...

as Inge Böhm * Gisela Urbain as Lilli *

Alexander von Richthofen Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...

as Walter Beck * Peter Vogel as Mathias Dammerl *

Johannes von Hamme Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as "John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, ''Ioannes''), itself derived from the Hebrew name '' Yeh ...

as Ilses Vater

References

Bibliography

* Fritsche, Maria. ''Homemade Men in Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity''. Berghahn Books, 2013.

External links

* 1954 films 1954 comedy films Austrian comedy films German comedy films West German films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Erik Ode 1950s German films Films shot in Austria Films set in Salzburg {{Austria-film-stub