Poor as a Church Mouse (German: Arm wie eine Kirchenmaus) is a 1931 German musical comedy film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Grete Mosheim, Anton Edthofer and Hans Thimig.[1] It was based on the 1928 play A templom egere by Ladislas Fodor, which has been turned into several films including the 1934 British comedy The Church Mouse. The film's art direction was overseen by Franz Schroedter. It premiered at the Gloria-Palast in Berlin.
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| Directed by | Richard Oswald |
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| Produced by | Emil Justitz |
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| Cinematography | Robert Lach |
| Music by | Ralph Benatzky |
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| Distributed by | Deutsche Lichtspiel-Syndikat |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Cast edit
- Grete Mosheim as Susi Sachs
- Anton Edthofer as Baron Thomas von Ullrich
- Hans Thimig as Frany, der Barons Sohn
- Paul Hörbiger as Count Friedrich Thalheim
- Fritz Grünbaum as Schünzl
- Paul Morgan as Quapil
- Charlotte Ander as Olly Frey, Sekretärin
- Trude Hesterberg
- Senta Söneland
- Rina Marsa
- Ernst Wurmser
- Arthur Mainzer
- Monsieur Thonny
- Gerd Oswald
References edit
- ^ Kasten & Loacker p. 336
Bibliography edit
- Kasten, Jürgen; Loacker, Armin, eds. (2005). Richard Oswald: Kino zwischen Spektakel, Aufklärung und Unterhaltung. Vienna: Verlag Filmarchiv Austria. ISBN 978-3-901932-68-7.
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