''The Unknown Guest'' (German: ''Der unbekannte Gast'') is a 1931 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

E.W. Emo E. W. Emo (Emerich Walter Emo, born Emerich Josef Wojtek, 11 July 1898; died 2 December 1975) was an Austrian film director. Emo specialized in comedies, 21 of them with the actor Hans Moser (actor), Hans Moser. He also worked outside Austria ...

and starring

S.Z. Sakall Szőke Szakáll (born Jakab Grünwald, akas: Gärtner Sándor and Gerő Jenő; February 2, 1883 February 12, 1955), known in the English-speaking world as S. Z. Sakall, was a Hungarian-American stage and film character actor. He appeared in m ...

Lucie Englisch Lucie Englisch (8 February 1902, in Baden bei Wien – 12 October 1965) was an Austrian actress. She was married to the actor Heinrich Fuchs. Selected filmography * ''The Night Belongs to Us'' (1929) * ''Three Days Confined to Barracks'' (1930 ...

and

Kurt Vespermann Kurt Vespermann (1 May 1887 – 13 July 1957) was a German stage and film actor. Career Vespermann was born into an actor's family in Culmsee, West Prussia, Imperial Germany today Chełmża, Poland. Already his great-grandparents were ac ...

. It was shot at the Halensee Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Ernö Metzner. It was given an American release in 1935.Waldman

Synopsis

When her master and mistress are away, a

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pretends to be the owner of the house where her father visits as he is unaware of her status as a

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Cast

as Leopold Kuhlmann *

as Lucie, his daughter *

as Harry Müller * Annie Markart as Olly, his wife *

Hilde Hildebrand Emma Minna Hilde Hildebrand (10 September 1897 – 12 May 1976) was a German actress born in Hanover, Germany on 10 September 1897. She died at the age of 78 in Grunewald, Berlin, on 27 May 1976. Selected filmography * ''Die Scheidungsehe'' ( ...

as Ita Hanna *

Senta Söneland Senta Söneland (9 September 1882 – 20 July 1934) was a German stage and film actress.Ball p.68 Selected filmography * '' The Canned Bride'' (1915) * '' Benjamin the Timid'' (1916) * '' The King of Paris'' (1930) * '' The Copper'' (1930) * ''Su ...

as Frau Steinmann *

Hans Brausewetter Hans Brausewetter (27 May 1899 – 29 April 1945) was a German stage and film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1922 and 1945. He appeared in the 1923 film '' The Treasure'', which was directed by Georg Wil ...

as Fritz Müller, chauffeur *

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 sch ...

as Jean Diener

References

Bibliography

* Klaus, Ulrich J. ''Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1931''. Klaus-Archiv, 2006. (Possibly? ) * Waldman, Harry. ''Nazi Films in America, 1933–1942''. McFarland, 2008. (Possibly? )

External links

* 1931 films Films of the Weimar Republic German comedy films 1931 comedy films 1930s German-language films Films directed by E. W. Emo German black-and-white films Films shot at Halensee Studios 1930s German films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub