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Fita Benkhoff (1 November 1901 – 26 October 1967) was a German actress.


Life

Benkhoff was born in 1901. In the 1920s the actress
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Benkhoff appeared in more than 100 films between 1933 and 1967.


Selected filmography

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Charley's Aunt ''Charley's Aunt'' is a farce in three acts written by Brandon Thomas. The story centres on Lord Fancourt Babberley, an undergraduate whose friends Jack and Charley persuade him to impersonate the latter's aunt. The complications of the plot inc ...
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Heinz in the Moon ''Heinz in the Moon'' (german: Heinz im Mond) is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Robert A. Stemmle and starring Heinz Rühmann, Rudolf Platte and Annemarie Sörensen. It was shot at the Halensee Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were desi ...
'' (1934) * ''
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'' (1934) * ''
Trouble with Jolanthe ''Trouble with Jolanthe'' (German: ''Krach um Jolanthe'') is a 1934 German romantic comedy film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Wilhelm P. Krüger, Marianne Hoppe and Olaf Bach.Williams, Alan. ''Film and Nationalism''. Rutgers University ...
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The Legacy of Pretoria ''The Legacy of Pretoria'' (german: Das Erbe von Pretoria) is a 1934 German drama film directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Paul Hartmann, Charlotte Susa and Paul Henckels.Bock & Bergfelder p. 193 It was based on the novel ''Die Reise nach ...
'' (1934) * ''
What Am I Without You ''What Am I Without You'' (german: Was bin ich ohne Dich) is a 1934 German musical comedy film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Wolfgang Liebeneiner, Betty Bird, and Olga Chekhova. The film's sets were designed by the art director ...
'' (1934) * ''
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'' (1935) * '' The Valley of Love'' (1935) * '' Street Music'' (1936) * ''
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When Women Keep Silent ''When Women Keep Silent'' (German: ''Wenn Frauen schweigen'') is a 1937 German comedy film directed by Fritz Kirchhoff and starring Johannes Heesters, Hansi Knoteck Johanna Knoteck, known as Hansi Knoteck (2 March 1914 – 23 February 2014) ...
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'' (1937) * '' The Marriage Swindler'' (1938) * '' All Lies'' (1938) * '' Opera Ball'' (1939) * '' Wibbel the Tailor'' (1939) * ''
The Girl from Barnhelm ''The Girl from Barnhelm'' (german: Das Fräulein von Barnhelm) is a 1940 German historical comedy film directed by Hans Schweikart and starring Käthe Gold, Ewald Balser and Fita Benkhoff. It is an adaptation of the 1767 play '' Minna von Bar ...
'' (1940) * ''
What Does Brigitte Want? ''What Does Brigitte Want?'' (german: Was will Brigitte?) is a 1941 German comedy film directed by Paul Martin and starring Leny Marenbach, Albert Matterstock and Fita Benkhoff.Rentschler p. 283 The film's sets were designed by the art director ...
'' (1941) * '' I Need You'' (1944) * ''
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'' (1949) * ''Friday the Thirteenth (1949 film)">Friday the Thirteenth'' (1949) * ''Taxi-Kitty'' (1950) * ''Melody of Fate'' (1950) * ''The Midnight Venus'' (1951) * ''Pension Schöller (1952 film), Pension Schöller'' (1952) * ''When the Heath Dreams at Night'' (1952) * ''The Thief of Bagdad (1952 film), The Thief of Bagdad'' (1952) * '' Fanfare of Marriage'' (1953) * ''
The Singing Hotel ''The Singing Hotel'' (german: Das singende Hotel) is a 1953 West German musical comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Hans Söhnker, Rudolf Platte and Fita Benkhoff.Bock & Bergfelder p. 225 It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios of ...
'' (1953) * '' We'll Talk About Love Later'' (1953) * '' Must We Get Divorced?'' (1953) * ''
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'' (1954) * '' The Abduction of the Sabine Women'' (1956) * '' The Telephone Operator'' (1954) * '' On the Reeperbahn at Half Past Midnight'' (1954) * ''
Wenn der Vater mit dem Sohne ''Wenn der Vater mit dem Sohne'' is a 1955 West German film directed by Hans Quest. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. Plot summary Teddy Lemke is a lodger with Miss Biermann. She has taken the six-year Ulli into her care, whos ...
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Three Girls from the Rhine ''Three Girls from the Rhine'' (German: ''Drei Mädels vom Rhein'') is a 1955 West German comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Gardy Granass, Margit Saad and Fita Benkhoff.Bock & Bergfelder p.194 It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios, ...
'' (1955) * ''
A Heart Full of Music ''A Heart Full of Music'' (German: ''Ein Herz voll Musik'') is a 1955 West German musical romantic comedy film directed by Robert A. Stemmle and starring Vico Torriani, Ina Halley and Ruth Stephan.Silberman & Wrage p.147 It was shot in Eastmancolo ...
'' (1955) * '' If We All Were Angels'' (1956) * ''
The Beggar Student ''Der Bettelstudent'' (''The Beggar Student'') is an operetta in three acts by Carl Millöcker with a German libretto by Camillo Walzel (under the pseudonym of F. Zell) and Richard Genée, based on ''Les noces de Fernande'' by Victorien Sar ...
'' (1956) * ''
The First Day of Spring ''The First Day of Spring'' (german: Der erste Frühlingstag) is a 1956 West German comedy film directed by Helmut Weiss and starring Luise Ullrich, Paul Dahlke and Ingeborg Schöner.Parish p.505 It was based on the 1935 play ''Call It a Day'' by ...
'' (1956) * '' Opera Ball'' (1956) * '' The Schimeck Family'' (1957) * ''
A Summer You Will Never Forget ''A Summer You Will Never Forget'' (german: Ein Sommer, den man nie vergißt) is a 1959 West German drama film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Claus Biederstaedt, Antje Geerk and Karin Dor. It was based on a novel by Marion Jahn. It was ...
'' (1959) * '' The Time Has Come'' (1960, TV series) * ''
Love Has to Be Learned ''Love Has to Be Learned'' (German: ''Liebe will gelernt sein'') is a 1963 West German comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Martin Held, Barbara Rütting and Götz George. It was adapted by Erich Kästner from his own play.Bock ...
'' (1963)


References


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* 1901 births 1967 deaths German film actresses 20th-century German actresses Actors from Dortmund {{Germany-film-actor-stub