''Ungeküsst soll man nicht schlafen gehn'' ( en, You Should Not Go to Sleep Unkissed, italic=yes, link=yes) is a 1936

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. The screenplay was written by

Fritz Koselka Fritz Koselka (24 July 1905 Graz in Austria Hungary - 1978) was an Austrian screenwriter and writer. He was involved in writing of about 15 films between 1936 and 1952. He is possibly best known for his writing of the major Austrian film comedy ...

, the title song was composed by

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, and the film was 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. He also worked outside Austria and wrote screenpla ...

. The film, shot in

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, starred the three most popular

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comedians of the time—

Heinz Rühmann Heinrich Wilhelm "Heinz" Rühmann (; 7 March 1902 – 3 October 1994) was a German film actor who appeared in over 100 films between 1926 and 1993. He is one of the most famous and popular German actors of the 20th century, and is considered a Ge ...

, Hans Moser, and

Theo Lingen Theo Lingen (; 10 June 1903 – 10 November 1978), born Franz Theodor Schmitz, was a German actor, film director and screenwriter. He appeared in more than 230 films between 1929 and 1978, and directed 21 films between 1936 and 1960. Life and c ...

. The leading roles were played by

Liane Haid Juliane "Liane" Haid (16 August 1895 – 28 November 2000) was an Austrian actress and singer. She has often been referred to as Austria's first movie star. Biography Juliane Haid was born in Vienna on 16 August 1895, the first child to Georg ...

and

Annie Rosar Annie Rosar (May 17, 1888 – August 5, 1963) was an Austrian stage and film actress who is best remembered today for her appearances in many Austrian comedy films from the 1930s to the early 1960s. In those movies, she was frequently cast in the ...

Plot

Celebrated singer and actress Edda Vivian (Haid), who has secretly married her lover, Prince Alba (

Iván Petrovich Iván Petrovich ( sr, Иван Петровић, Ivan Petrović; 1 January 1894 – 18 October 1962) was a Serbian film actor and singer. He was the first actor from Yugoslavia to have a successful international movie career. Petrovich mainly w ...

), has arrived in

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as part of a promotional tour. Her manager, Toni Miller (Lingen), who is completely unaware of her married state and the husband she is hiding in her

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, has arranged a

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—an

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to be held at a

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where Edda Vivian is supposed to give a

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to the highest bidder, with the money to be given to

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. At the same time Franz Angerer (Rühmann), a student of

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, arrives in Vienna, where he wants to attend a conference. He is put up by his Uncle Ferdinand (

Karl Hellmer Karl Hellmer (11 March 1896 – 18 May 1974) was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in 92 films between 1932 and 1969. He was born in Vienna, Austria and died in Berlin, Germany. Selected filmography * ''I by Day, You by Night'' (1932) * ...

), who works as a

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for Direktor Wiesinger (Moser in rather an unusual role), the owner of a record company. In the course of the action Angerer is mistaken for several other people, in particular Prince Alba. However, he only has eyes for Wiesinger's daughter, Dore ( Susi Lanner). The

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consists in the real Prince Alba showing himself to the public together with his wife Edda Vivian, and in Franz Angerer, who by his wit has made her sign an exclusive contract with Wiesinger's company, becoming engaged to Dore.

Cast

External links

* 1936 films Austrian black-and-white films 1930s German-language films Films directed by E. W. Emo 1936 romantic comedy films Austrian romantic comedy films {{Austria-film-stub