''Two Good Comrades'' (german: Zwei gute Kameraden) is a 1933 German
war
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comedy film
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directed by
Max Obal
Max Obal (born Max David Gotthelf Sroke; 4 September 1881 – 18 May 1949) was a German actor, singer, screenwriter, and film director. He co-directed the 1927 swashbuckler '' Rinaldo Rinaldini'' featuring Hans Albers.Grange p.251
Selected filmog ...
and starring
Paul Hörbiger
Paul Hörbiger (29 April 1894 – 5 March 1981) was an Austrian theatre and film actor.
Life and work
Paul Hörbiger was born in the Hungarian capital Budapest, then part of Austria-Hungary, the son of engineer Hanns Hörbiger, founder of the ...
,
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 ...
, and
Jessie Vihrog
Jessie Vihrog (19 October 1906 – 1 January 1996) was a South African-born German film actress.
Selected filmography
* '' The Wrong Husband'' (1931)
* '' Hooray, It's a Boy!'' (1931)
* ''Contest'' (1932)
* ''The Ladies Diplomat'' (1932)
* ''Thi ...
.
The film's
art direction
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was by
Robert A. Dietrich
Robert A. Dietrich (28 March 1889 – 8 September 1947) was a German art director.Scheunemann p.277 He designed the sets for more than a hundred films during his career.
Selected filmography
* '' The Student of Prague'' (1913)
* ''The Path of Dea ...
and
Bruno Lutz
Bruno Lutz (7 June 1889 – 5 March 1964) was a German art director.Kester p.294
Selected filmography
* ''The Transformation of Dr. Bessel'' (1927)
* '' The Lady in Black'' (1928)
* '' The Beaver Coat'' (1928)
* ''Two Good Comrades'' (1933)
* '' ...
.
Cast
References
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1933 films
Films of the Weimar Republic
1930s German-language films
Films directed by Max Obal
German black-and-white films
German war comedy films
1930s war comedy films
1933 comedy films
1930s German films
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