''Three from the Unemployment Office'' (German: ''Drei von der Stempelstelle'') is a 1932 German

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directed by

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and starring

Fritz Kampers Fritz Kampers (14 July 1891 – 1 September 1950) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1913 and 1950. Early life Fritz Kampers was the son of a Munich hotel owner, spent his early childhood in Garmisch-Partenk ...

, Paul Kemp and

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. The film was shot at the Staaken Studios in

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. It premiered on 29 February 1932.Grange p.382 The film's title alludes to the 1930 hit '' The Three from the Filling Station''.

Cast

as Fritz Wenneis, Arbeitsloser * Paul Kemp as Arthur Jaenicke, Arbeitsloser *

as Max Binder, Arbeitsloser *

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as Else, deren Tochter *

Margarete Kupfer Margarete Kupfer (born Margarete Kupferschmid; 10 April 1881 – 11 May 1953) was a German actress. Partial filmography * '' The Canned Bride'' (1915) * '' Frau Eva'' (1916) * ''The Queen's Secretary'' (1916) * '' When Four Do the Same'' (1917) ...

as Mutter Gohlke, Wäscherin *

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as Kienast, Chef eines Modesalons * Helen Schöner as Frau Kienast * Margita Alfvén as Die Directrice * Marion Moench as Lotte *

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as Die Vermieterin *

Hedwig Wangel Hedwig Wangel (1875–1961) was a German stage and film actress. Life and career Born as Amalie Pauline Hedwig Simon on September 23, 1875, in Berlin in the German Empire, Hedwig Wangel was the daughter of a music publisher. After studying acting ...

as Die Wohlfahrtsdame *

Hilde Maroff Hilde Maroff (5 June 1904 – 15 August 1984) was a German stage and film actress. She was the mother of the child actor Peter Bosse. Selected filmography * '' Kubinke the Barber'' (1926) * '' Love's Joys and Woes'' (1926) * '' Sister Veronika' ...

as Laufmädel bei Kienast *

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Julius Brandt Julius Brandt (5 March 1873, in Olmütz – 26 December 1949, in Vienna) was an Austrian stage and film actor, film director and screenwriter. Selected filmography * '' The Gentleman Without a Residence'' (1915) * ''Pogrom'' (1919) * ''The Priso ...

* Ernst Morgan * Carl Peterhans * Hans Schüren *

Antonie Jaeckel Antonie Jaeckel (5 September 1876 – 26 December 1960) was a German actress. Selected filmography * '' Madeleine'' (1919) * '' Fridericus Rex'' (1922) * '' The Unknown Tomorrow'' (1923) * '' Cock of the Roost'' (1925) * ''If Only It Weren't Love' ...

References

Bibliography

* Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008. * Klaus, Ulrich J. ''Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1932''. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.

External links

* 1932 films Films of the Weimar Republic 1932 comedy films German comedy films 1930s German-language films German black-and-white films 1930s German films Films shot at Staaken Studios {{1930s-Germany-film-stub