The Roundabouts of Handsome Karl
(Redirected from Die Umwege des schönen Karl)
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| German | Die Umwege des schönen Karl |
| Directed by | Carl Froelich |
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| Cinematography | Reimar Kuntze |
| Edited by | Gustav Lohse |
| Music by | Hanson Milde-Meissner |
Production company | Carl Froelich Film |
| Distributed by | Tobis Film |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
The Roundabouts of Handsome Karl (German: Die Umwege des schönen Karl) is a 1938 German comedy film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Heinz Rühmann, Karin Hardt, and Sybille Schmitz. It portrays the experiences of a young waiter during the Great Depression.[1]
Partial cast[edit]
- Heinz Rühmann as Karl Kramer, waiter
- Karin Hardt as Grete Wernicke, daughter
- Sybille Schmitz as Lu Donon, daughter
- Ernst Legal as Der alte Albert, waiter
- Paul Westermeier as Otto Hübner, waiter
- Leo Peukert as Heinz Balzer, wine bar owner
- Albert Florath as Wernicke's father
- Margarete Kupfer as Tante Knifke
- Paul Bildt as Geheimrat Roderich Donon
- Claire Reigbert as Wernicke's mother
- Werner Finck as Herr von der Presse
- Karl Günther as Hoinken, racing team owner
- Kurt Seifert as Pferde-Wenzel
- Hugo Froelich as Spirituosenhersteller Neddebom
- Hansi Arnstaedt as Die Baronin
- Carl Heinz Charrell as Justizrat Siebenhütter
- Leopold von Ledebur as major
- Friedrich Honna as master baker
- Gea Eschenbach as singer
- Elisabeth Eygk as cashier's girlfriend
- Willy Krause as burned-out cashier
- Egon Brosig as coroner
- Ewald Wenck as detective commissioner
- Bruno Fritz as gentleman in hunter's hat
- Grete Wiedecke as Karl's landlady
- Wilhelm Bendow as cook
References[edit]
- ^ Hake, Sabine (2001). Popular Cinema of the Third Reich. Austin: University of Texas Press. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-292-73458-6.
External links[edit]
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