''Ungeküsst soll man nicht schlafen gehn'' () is a 1936

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. The screenplay was written by Fritz Koselka, the title song was composed by

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, and the film was directed by E. W. Emo. The film, shot in

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, starred the three most popular German-speaking comedians of the time—

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, Hans Moser, and

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. The leading roles were played by

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and

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Plot

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

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), 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 hotel suite, 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), 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 (

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). 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 German-language romantic comedy films {{1930s-Austria-film-stub