''Hula-Hopp, Conny'' is a 1959 West German

musical Musical is the adjective of music. Musical may also refer to: * Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance * Musical film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the Character (arts), charac ...

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Heinz Paul Heinz Paul (13 August 1893 – 14 March 1983) was a German screenwriter, film producer and director. His speciality was military film; he also filmed various pseudo-documentaries. He was married to the actress Hella Moja. Selected filmography D ...

and starring Cornelia Froboess,

Rudolf Vogel Rudolf Vogel (born 10 November 1900, Planegg – died 9 August 1967, Munich) was a German film and television actor. He was the father of Peter Vogel, the father-in-law of Austrian actress Gertraud Jesserer and the grandfather of actor-journ ...

and

Susi Nicoletti Susi Nicoletti (3 September 1918 – 5 June 2005) was a Bavarian-born actress best remembered today for over 100 supporting roles mostly in comedy films. She was born as Susanne Emilie Luise Adele Habersack in Munich, but spent most of her child ...

.Bock & Berfelder p.137 It was shot at the

Bavaria Studios Bavaria Studios are film production studios located in Munich, the capital of the region of Bavaria in Germany, and a subsidiary of Bavaria Film. History The studios were constructed in the suburb of Geiselgasteig in 1919 shortly after the Firs ...

Munich Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

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Hans Ledersteger Hans Ledersteger (1898–1971) was an Austrian art director who worked for many years in the German film industry. While mainly employed in Germany, he occasionally also worked in other countries such as Italy and his native Austria including on ...

and Herbert Ploberger.

Cast

* Cornelia Froboess as Cornelia "Conny" Haller *

as John Newman *

as Diana Haller *

Ingrid Pan Ingrid Pan (9 August 1930 – 30 November 1995) was a German stage and film actress who was active in West German cinema during the 1950s in prominent supporting roles. She later worked frequently in radio. Pan was married to the German actor a ...

as Steffi Gutlieb *

Elfie Pertramer Elfie Pertramer (1924–2011) was a German stage and film actress.Höfig p.225 Born in Munich, she appeared in a number of films, particularly comedies, with a Bavarian theme. Selected filmography * '' Two in One Suit'' (1950) * '' Trouble in Pa ...

as Erna Gutlieb * Angèle Durand as Lola *

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 Billy Newman * Paul Bös as Tommy * Elke Arendt as Lotte * Hans Zander as Fritz *

Harald Juhnke Harald Juhnke (, born Harry Heinz Herbert Juhnke, 10 June 1929 – 1 April 2005), was a German actor, comedian, and singer. Life and career Juhnke was born in Berlin-Charlottenburg. His father was a police officer and his mother came from a ...

as Dr. Robert Berning * Will Brandes as Christian * Ulla Torp as Frau am Kaufhausfahrstuhl * Frithjof Vierock as Kaufhauslehrling Fritz

References

Bibliography

* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

* 1959 films 1959 musical comedy films German musical comedy films West German films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Heinz Paul Films shot at Bavaria Studios 1950s German films {{1950s-Germany-musical-comedy-film-stub