''The Schimeck Family'' (German: ''Familie Schimek'') is a 1935 German

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directed by

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and starring Hans Moser,

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and

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. It was shot at

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.Klaus p.60 The film's sets were designed by the art directors

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and Heinrich Richter. It is based on the play ''The Schimek Family'' by Gustaf Kadelburg, previously adapted into a 1926 silent film and later into a 1957 Austrian film.

Synopsis

in 1908, after the death of their father three children go to live with their aunt and uncle.

Cast

* Hans Moser as Ludwig Schigl *

as Frau Schimek *

as Hedwig, ihre Nichte *

Hans Adalbert Schlettow Hans Adalbert Schlettow (11 June 1888 – 30 April 1945) was a German film actor. Schlettow appeared in around a hundred and sixty films during his career, the majority during the silent era. Among his best-known film roles was ''Hagen von Tronje' ...

as Franz Baumann, Tischlergeselle *

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as Cilli Kaltenbach *

Fritz Odemar Fritz Odemar (13 January 1890 – 6 June 1955) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1927 and 1955. He was born in Hannover, Germany and died in Munich, Germany. Odemar's father was the actor Fritz Odemar Sr. (K ...

as Anton Kaltenbach * Cecile Gehlers as Ilse, Cillis Freundin *

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as Weigel, Kaltenbachs Kompagnon *

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as Gerichtsvorsitzender *

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as Der Staatsanwalt *

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as Der Justizrat *

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as Friesecke, Droschkenkutscher * Günther Großkopf as Willi, Hedwigs Neffe *

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as Franzl, Hedwigs Neffe *

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as Tänzer * Ernst Reißig a Pasternak, Theaterportier * Margarete Hoffmann as Garderobiere

References

Bibliography

* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009. * Klaus, Ulrich J. ''Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1935''. Klaus-Archiv, 1988. * Rentschler, Eric. ''The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife''. Harvard University Press, 1996. * Waldman, Harry. ''Nazi Films in America, 1933–1942''. McFarland, 2008.

External links

* 1935 films Films of Nazi Germany German comedy films 1935 comedy films 1930s German-language films Films directed by E. W. Emo Tobis Film films Films shot at Johannisthal Studios 1930s German films Films set in Berlin Films set in 1908 German historical films 1930s historical films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub