The Double Husband
| The Double Husband | |
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| Directed by | Ferdinand Dörfler |
| Written by | Rolf Dortenwald |
| Produced by | Ferdinand Dörfler |
| Starring | Joe Stöckel Grethe Weiser Ingrid Pan |
| Cinematography | Erich Claunigk |
| Edited by | Jutta Hering |
| Music by | Peter Igelhoff |
Production company | Dörfler-Filmproduktion |
| Distributed by | Deutsche Film Hansa |
Release date | 14 July 1955 |
Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
The Double Husband (German: Der doppelte Ehemann) is a 1955 West German comedy film directed by Ferdinand Dörfler and starring Joe Stöckel, Grethe Weiser and Ingrid Pan.[1] [2] It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich.
Synopsis[edit]
Grethe Koblanck and her husband own a successful fur fashion house in Munich. However she suspects of him of flirtation with younger woman including the South American Dolores. She employs a hidden camera to keep an eye on him, but discovering this he gets a doppelganger to take his place. Things go wrong when it turns out his double also has an interest in attractive woman.
Cast[edit]
- Joe Stöckel as Otto Koblanck / August Schmitt
- Grethe Weiser as Grethe Koblanck
- Ingrid Pan as Inge Koblanck
- Peer Schmidt as Heinz Krämer
- Georg Lehn as Fritz Schneider
- Ingeborg Cornelius as Dolores Gonzales
- Oliver Hassencamp as Fernando Gonzales
- Ingrid Lutz as Barsängerin Kitty
- Erika von Thellmann as Klothilde Kümmerling, Directrice
- Ellen Hille as Klara Berger
- Alfred Schrempf as Paul - ihr Zwilling
- Christine Koschkar as Linchen - ihr Zwilling
- Carla Hagen as Anna, Mädchen
- Joseph Offenbach as Gerichtsvollzieher
- Wastl Witt as Taxichauffeur
- Elise Aulinger as Fürsorgebeamtin
- Eduard Linkers as Bachwitz
- Werner Lieven as Hotelportier
- Leo Siedler as Hotelmanager
References[edit]
- ^ Bock & Bergfelder p.519
- ^ https://www.filmportal.de/film/der-doppelte-ehemann_6de1f3c9a4114d3a85c90e57440ac4ee
Bibliography[edit]
- Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
External links[edit]
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