''They Were So Young'' (german: link=no, Mannequins für Rio) is a 1954 German-American

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directed by Kurt Neumann and written by Felix Lützkendorf, Kurt Neumann and the

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screenwriters

Dalton Trumbo James Dalton Trumbo (December 9, 1905 – September 10, 1976) was an American screenwriter who scripted many award-winning films, including ''Roman Holiday'' (1953), ''Exodus'', ''Spartacus'' (both 1960), and ''Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo'' (1944) ...

and Michael Wilson (both uncredited). The film stars

Scott Brady Scott Brady (born Gerard Kenneth Tierney; September 13, 1924 – April 16, 1985) was an American film and television actor best known for his roles in Western films and as a ubiquitous television presence. He played the title role in the televi ...

Raymond Burr Raymond William Stacy Burr (May 21, 1917September 12, 1993) was a Canadian actor known for his lengthy Hollywood film career and his title roles in television dramas ''Perry Mason'' and '' Ironside''. Burr's early acting career included roles ...

and

Johanna Matz Johanna Matz (born 5 October 1932, in Vienna) is an Austrian film actress. She began as a dancer and later acted at the Burgtheater. Selected filmography * '' Maria Theresa'' (1951) * '' Season in Salzburg'' (1952) * ''The White Horse Inn'' (19 ...

and was released on January 7, 1955 by

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. It was shot at the Bendestorf Studios near

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. The film's sets were designed by the

art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...

Hans Sohnle Hans Sohnle (17 September 1895 – 24 March 1976) was a German art director.Chandler p.270 He frequently collaborated with Otto Erdmann on set designs. Selected filmography * ''The Loves of Käthe Keller'' (1919) * '' The Woman in Doctor's Garb ...

Plot

Cast

as Richard Lanning *

as Jaime Coltos *

as Eve Ullmann ;Uncredited (in order of appearance) *Ingrid Stenn as Connie Brewers *

Gisela Fackeldey Gisela Fackeldey (13 November 1920 – 21 October 1986) was a German actress. She appeared in more than 45 films and television shows between 1949 and 1986. Selected filmography * '' Who Is This That I Love?'' (1950) * '' Kissing Is No Sin' ...

as Mme. Lansowa *

Kurt Meisel Kurt Meisel (18 August 1912 – 4 April 1994) was an Austrian actor and film director. He appeared in 65 films between 1934 and 1994. He also directed 21 films between 1949 and 1984. Meisel was married to the actress Ursula Lingen. He was born a ...

as Pasquale *

Katharina Mayberg Katharina Mayberg (1925–2007) was a German film and television actress. Partial filmography * ''Gaspary's Sons'' (1948) * ''The Murder Trial of Doctor Jordan'' (1949) * '' The Marriage of Figaro'' (1949) - Barbarina * ''Theodore the Goalkeep ...

as Felicia *

Eduard Linkers Eduard Linkers (11 October 1912 – 3 April 2004) was an Austrian actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1936 and 1988. Life He was born as Eduard Linker to a family of Jewish descent in Czernowitz, Austria-Hungary. He studied act ...

as M. Albert *Gordon Howard as Garza *Elizabeth Tanney as Emily *

Erica Beer Erica Beer (19 January 1925 – 27 December 2013) was a German film actress. She was born in Munich. Selected filmography * ''Captive Soul'' (1952) * ''The Last Waltz'' (1953) * ''Heartbroken on the Moselle'' (1953) * ''They Were So Young'' ( ...

as Elise LeFevre *Hanita Hallan as Lena *Hannelore Axman as Vincenta *

Willy Trenk-Trebitsch Willy Trenk-Trebitsch (March 11, 1902 – September 21, 1983) was an Austrian actor. He was born in Vienna. He was especially famous for his performances as Mack the Knife in ''The Threepenny Opera''; he also had a film career. He died in Berli ...

as Bulanos *Pero Alexander as Manuel *

Josef Dahmen Josef Dahmen (21 August 1903 – 18 January 1985) was a German stage, film and television actor.Youngkin p. 462. Dahmen was married to the actress Gisela von Collande, with whom he had a daughter Andrea Dahmen. His granddaughter Julia Dahmen is a ...

as Dr. Perez *

Gert Fröbe Karl Gerhart "Gert" Fröbe (; 25 February 1913 – 5 September 1988) was a German actor. He was best known in English-speaking countries for his work as Auric Goldfinger in the James Bond film '' Goldfinger'', as Peachum in ''The Threepenny Oper ...

as Lobos *

Caterina Valente Caterina Valente (born 14 January 1931) is a French multilingual singer, guitarist, and dancer of Italian ethnicity. Valente is a polyglot; she speaks six languages, and sings in eleven. While she is best known as a performer in Europe, Valente ...

as Singer

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* 1954 films 1954 crime drama films American crime drama films West German films English-language German films Films directed by Kurt Neumann Films with screenplays by Dalton Trumbo Films with screenplays by Michael Wilson (writer) Films set in Brazil Films about prostitution in Brazil Lippert Pictures films German black-and-white films American black-and-white films 1950s English-language films 1950s American films {{1950s-crime-drama-film-stub