''Scandal at the Fledermaus'' (German: ''Skandal um die Fledermaus'') is a 1936 German

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Herbert Selpin Herbert Selpin (29 May 1904 – 1 August 1942) was a German film director and screenwriter of light entertainment during the 1930s and 1940s. He is best known for his final film, the partly suppressed ''Titanic'', during the production of which h ...

and starring

Viktor de Kowa Viktor de Kowa (also spelled Victor de Kowa, born Victor Paul Karl Kowalczyk; 8 March 1904 – 8 April 1973) was a German stage and film actor, chanson singer, director, narrator, and comic poet. Life He was born the son of a farmer and engineer ...

Maria Andergast Maria Andergast (4 June 1912 – 14 February 1995) was a German actress. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1934 and 1974. Selected filmography * '' The Prodigal Son'' (1934) * '' Last Stop'' (1935) * '' My Life for Maria Isabella'' (1 ...

and

Adele Sandrock Adele Sandrock (; born Adele Feldern-Förster; 19 August 1863 – 30 August 1937) was a German-Dutch actress. After a successful theatrical career, she became one of the first German movie stars. Early life Sandrock was born in Rotterdam, Ne ...

. It was shot at the

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.Klaus p.192 The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Czerwonski. It was partly shot on location in

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. It is also known by the

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''Scandal Over Mary''.

Synospsi

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flies into a young lady's bedroom, leading to string of misunderstandings.

Cast

as Viktor Kendal *

as Mary Hill *

as Lady Bethy Malison * Heinz Salfner as Sir Thomas Berkham * Ernst Dumcke as Sir Anthony Garring * Alfred Abel as Patrick, Butler *

Erich Fiedler Erich Fiedler (15 March 1901 – 19 May 1981) was a German film actor. He was the German dubbing voice of Robert Morley. Selected filmography * ''The Escape to Nice'' (1932) * '' Overnight Sensation'' (1932) * '' Marion, That's Not Nice'' (1933 ...

as Jonny Dunn *

Eliza Illiard Eliza Illiard (1905–1969) was a German singer and actress.Noack p.432 Selected filmography * ''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 R ...

as Evelyne Dixon *

Max Gülstorff Max Walter Gülstorff (23 March 1882 – 6 February 1947) was a German actor and stage director. Biography Gülstorff was born in Tilsit, East Prussia. He first appeared in 1900 at the Rudolstadt municipal Theater and moved to Cottbus in 1908. ...

as Die Exzellenz * Roma Bahn as Lady X * Eva Tinschmann as Lady Y * Hedi Heising as Luise * Helmut Weiss as Diener * Ernst Stimmel as Kanzleidiener * Horst Teetzmann as Boy * Fred Goebel as Gast * Achim von Biel as Gast * Alfred Pussert as Gast

References

Bibliography

* Bergfelder, Tim & Bock, Hans-Michael. ''The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopedia of German. Berghahn Books, 2009. * Klaus, Ulrich J. ''Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1936''. Klaus-Archiv, 1988. * Rentschler, Eric. ''The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife''. Harvard University Press, 1996.

External links

* 1936 films 1936 comedy films German comedy films Films of Nazi Germany 1930s German-language films Films directed by Herbert Selpin Films set in England Films shot in London Films set in London German black-and-white films 1930s German films Films shot at Terra Studios Terra Film films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub