''The Sweet Life of Count Bobby'' (German: ''Das süsse Leben des Grafen Bobby'') is a 1962 Austrian

musical comedy film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as breaks ...

directed by

Géza von Cziffra Géza von Cziffra (; 19 December 1900 – 28 April 1989) was a Hungarian and Austrian film director and screenwriter. Life Cziffra was a Banat German in origin, born in 1900 in Arad in the Banat region, at that date in the Kingdom of Hungar ...

and starring

Peter Alexander Peter Alexander may refer to: * Pete Alexander (born Grover Cleveland Alexander; 1887–1950), American baseball player * Peter Alexander (Shakespearean scholar) (1893–1969), professor of English language and literature at the University of Glasgo ...

Ingeborg Schöner Ingeborg Schöner is a German film and television actress. Selected filmography * ''The Silent Angel'' (1954) * '' The Dark Star'' (1955) * '' The Captain and His Hero'' (1955) * '' The First Day of Spring'' (1956) * ''King in Shadow'' (1957) ...

and

Gunther Philipp Gunther Philipp (8 June 1918 – 2 October 2003) was an Austrian film actor, physician and swimmer. From 1949 to 2002 he appeared as an actor in 147 movies for cinema and television, mainly in comic roles. As an author, Philipp wrote 21 film scr ...

. It was the second in a trilogy of films featuring Alexander in the character of Count Bobby. It was followed by ''

Count Bobby, The Terror of The Wild West ''Count Bobby, The Terror of The Wild West'' (German: ''Graf Bobby, der Schrecken des wilden Westens'') is a 1966 Austrian musical comedy film directed by Paul Martin and starring Peter Alexander, Olga Schoberová and Gunther Philipp. It was t ...

'' in 1966. It was partly shot at the

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. The film's sets were designed by the art director

Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff (1908–1993) was an Austrian art directorDassanowsky p.130 who worked on more than a hundred films during his career. Jüptner-Jonstorff was one of the leading figures in his field in Europe, designing sets for films such ...

Plot

Count Bobby and his friend are running a struggling detective agency. However they get a break when they investigate a gang of smugglers using a nightclub as a front. In order to infiltrate the organisation Bobby is required to go undercover dresses as a woman.

Cast

as Count Robert 'Bobby' von Pinelski *

as Vera Burger *

as Baron Mucki von Kalk *

Margitta Scherr Margitta Scherr (born 15 August 1943) is a German film and television actress.Honsal p.263 Selected filmography * ''Father, Mother and Nine Children'' (1958) * '' Hunting Party'' (1959) * ''Of Course, the Motorists'' (1959) * '' The Sweet Life ...

as Babsy *

Oskar Sima Oskar Sima (31 July 1896 – 24 June 1969) was an Austrian actor who is best remembered for appearing in supporting roles in countless comedy films from the 1930s to the 1960s. Born in Hohenau an der March, Lower Austria, Sima attended high sc ...

as Benvenuto Sokrates Socre * Rolf Olsen as Pietro Krokowitsch *

Gerd Frickhöffer Gerd Frickhöffer (21 November 1913 – 4 July 1980) was a German film and television actor. He appeared as Captain Donvan in the television detective series '' Sergeant Berry''. Selected filmography * ''Chemistry and Love'' (1948) * '' Everyth ...

as Marchese Peperoni * Sieglinde Thomas as Helene *

Fritz Muliar Fritz Muliar, born as Friedrich Ludwig Stand (December 12, 1919 – May 4, 2009), was an Austrian actor who, due to his huge popularity, is often referred to by his countrymen as ''Volksschauspieler''. Biography Born in Neubau, Vienna as the ...

as Director Pullizer * Bill Ramsey as Johnny H. Clayton * Heide Alrun as Rita * Erna Ascher as Loni, a sex bomb *

Karl Ehmann Karl Ehmann (13 August 1882 – 1 November 1967) was an Austrian stage and film actor whose career spanned both the silent and sound eras of the film industry. Career Born on 13 August 1882 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, he became interested in ac ...

as old waiter * Johannes Ferigo as doorman at the Grand Hotel *

C.W. Fernbach C.W. Fernbach (1915–1967) was an Austrian actor. He was married to the actress Dany Sigel. Selected filmography * ''The Immortal Face'' (1947) * ''Crown Prince Rudolph's Last Love'' (1955) * ''Espionage'' (1955) * '' The Congress Dances'' (19 ...

as conductor * Peter Machac as Heribert Leitner *

Raoul Retzer Raoul Retzer (1919–1974) was an Austrian actor. Retzer was a prolific film actor appearing in more than a hundred and forty productions between 1952 and 1975 generally in small or supporting roles. He appeared in the 1955 film '' The Last Ten Da ...

as a gentleman on the train * Krista Stadler as Gerti *

Elisabeth Stiepl Elisabeth Stiepl (born 1920) is an Austrian former film and television actress.Cowie p.66 As a character actress, she appeared in more than ninety film and TV productions during her career in small or supporting parts. Selected filmography * '' D ...

as cleaning lady at the 'Bajadere' * Heinrich Trimbur as Director Langberg

References

External links

* 1962 musical comedy films Austrian musical comedy films Films directed by Géza von Cziffra Austrian sequel films Cross-dressing in film Sascha-Film films Constantin Film films Films shot at Sievering Studios 1960s German-language films {{Austria-film-stub