Polterabend (1940)
Rudi, who’s been quite the ladies’ man, finally wants to settle down and marry Hilde. So as to not get into a touchy situation with all his many women, he plans to bring them all together the night before his wedding. While sitting alone in his apartment and burning all his old photos and love letters, he notices a woman in the garden. She assets, that she’s hiding from a stubborn admirer and he stupidly offers her to come in … and then it all begins! First, his wife-to-be Hilde shows up, who wants to spend the night before their wedding together. While Rudi tries to hide the unknown woman in his bedroom, a hotel detective shows up and claims he’s following a thief.
Director:
Carl Boese
Writer:
Reinhold Meißner
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Rudi Godden as Rudolf Schrader |
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Camilla Horn as Lissi |
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Grethe Weiser as Fremde Frau |
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Maria Andergast as Hilde |
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Ralph Arthur Roberts as Vetter Theo |
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Volker von Collande as Thomas |
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Franz Zimmermann as Dr. Franz Wegener |
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Kurt Vespermann as Klaus |
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Karl Etlinger as Dr. Krause |
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Gerhard Dammann as Hauswart Schulze |
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Josef Reithofer as Portier |
| Directing | Carl Boese | Director |
| Writing | Reinhold Meißner | Screenplay |
| Production | Adolf Elling | Producer |
| Sound | Will Meisel | Music |
| Camera | Eduard Hoesch | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Hilde Grebner | Editor |