''Don't Fool with Me'' (German: ''Sing, aber spiel nicht mit mir'') is a 1963 Austrian

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directed by

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and starring

Adrian Hoven Adrian Hoven (18 May 1922 – 28 April 1981) was an Austrian actor, producer and film director. He appeared in 100 films between 1947 and 1981. He was born in Wöllersdorf, Austria as ''Wilhelm Arpad Hofkirchner'' and died in Tegernsee, We ...

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and

Paul Hörbiger Paul Hörbiger (29 April 1894 – 5 March 1981) was an Austrians, Austrian theatre and film actor. Life and work Paul Hörbiger was born in the Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen, Hungarian capital Budapest, then part of Austria-Hungary, the ...

.Von Dassanowsky p.186 It was shot at the

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using

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Wolf Witzemann.

Cast

as Modeschöpfer, Maler und Lehrer Raul Thorsten *

as Schwester Nina Thorsten * Karin Heske as Schülerin Susi Berger *

as Raimund Valentin *

Rex Gildo Rex Gildo (formerly Alexander Gildo, born Ludwig Franz Hirtreiter; 2 July 1936 – 26 October 1999) was a German singer of Schlager ballads who reached the height of his popularity in the 1960s and 1970s, selling over 25 million records and st ...

as Sänger Billie Bill * Peter Vogel as Gag-Man Hans Rabe * Hans Richter as Gag-Man Klaus Fuchs * Lou Van Burg as Showmaster und Sänger Lou van Burg *

Carmela Corren Carmela Corren (; ; – ) was an Israelis, Israeli singer and actress. Career Corren was born ''Bizman'' in Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine, on 13 February 1938. She dreamed of being a dancer, but switched to singing in the wake of an inju ...

as Juanita * Brigitte Wentzel as Charlotte *

Oskar Sima Oskar Sima (31 July 1896 – 24 June 1969) was an Austrian actor who is best remembered for appearing in supporting roles in countless comedy films from the 1930s to the 1960s. Born in Hohenau an der March, Lower Austria, Sima attended high sc ...

as Direktor Sendelmohn * Brigitte Franke as Sekretärin Fräulein Brigitte *

Erich Padalewski Erich Padalewski (1930–2018) was an Austrian stage, film and television actor.Schliesser & Moser p.83 Selected filmography * '' Dance with Me Into the Morning'' (1962) * ''Our Crazy Nieces'' (1963) * '' Don't Fool with Me'' (1963) * '' Call of ...

as Ferdi Zippel * Sissy Löwinger as Pipsi Parker *

as Cafetier Schebesta * Audrey Arno as Sängerin Audrey Arno *

Hannelore Auer Hannelore Kramm née Auer (30 May 1942 –⁠ 8 November 2023) was an Austrian Schlager singer and film actress who managed the German singer Heino. Biography Auer was romantically linked with Franz Antel and appeared in the '' Frau Wirtin'' ...

as Sängerin Hannelore Auer * Das Jochen Brauer Sextett as Themselves - Musician * Les Chakachas as Themselves - Musician *

Sacha Distel Alexandre "Sacha" Distel (29 January 1933 – 22 July 2004) was a French musician and singer who had hits with a cover version of "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" in 1970, which reached No 10 in the UK Charts, " Scoubidou", and " The Good Lif ...

as Sänger Sacha Distel * Angèle Durand as Sängerin Angèle Durand *

Sergio Franchi Sergio Franchi ( , ; born Sergio Franci Galli; April 6, 1926 – May 1, 1990) was an Italian-American tenor and actor who enjoyed success in the United States and internationally after gaining notice in Britain in the early 1960s. In 1962, RCA ...

as Sänger Sergio Franchi * Ted Herold as Sänger Ted Herold *

Trude Herr Trude Herr (; 4 May 1927 – 16 March 1991) was a German film actress, singer and theatre owner.Weisser p. 289 She was an entertainer in Germany from the early 1960s until her retirement. Early life Trude Herr was born in the Cologne district ...

as Sängerin Trude Herr * Peter Hinnen as Sänger Peter Hinnen * Bill Ramsey as Sänger Bill Ramsey * Willi Schmid as Sänger Willi Schmid * Gerhard Wendland as Sänger Gerhard Wendland

References

Bibliography

* Von Dassanowsky, Robert. ''Austrian Cinema: A History''. McFarland, 2005.

External links

* 1963 films Austrian comedy films 1963 comedy films 1960s German-language films Films shot at Sievering Studios Films directed by Kurt Nachmann Bavaria Film films Films scored by Johannes Fehring {{Austria-film-stub