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directed by Hans Müller and starring

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.Bock & Bergfelder p.268 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Ernst H. Albrecht and Theo Zwierski.

Cast

as Lale Pieper *

as Jessie Altkamp *

as Richard Kirbach * Peter Mosbacher as Ralph Wandrey *

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as Arnold Pieper *

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as Verkehrspolizist

References

Bibliography

* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

* 1950 films 1950 comedy films German comedy films West German films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Hans Müller German black-and-white films 1950s German films {{1950s-Germany-film-stub