The Happy Wanderer (film)

"Der fröhliche Wanderer" redirects here. For other uses, see The Happy Wanderer.

The Happy Wanderer
Directed by	Hans Quest
Written by	Juliane Kay [de]
Produced by	Kurt Ulrich
Starring	Rudolf Schock Waltraut Haas Elma Karlowa Willy Fritsch
Cinematography	Kurt Schulz
Edited by	Hermann Leitner
Music by	Norbert Schultze
Production company	Berolina Film
Distributed by	Herzog-Filmverleih
Release date	22 September 1955 (1955-09-22)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

The Happy Wanderer (German: Der fröhliche Wanderer) is a 1955 West German romantic comedy film directed by Hans Quest. It stars Rudolf Schock, Waltraut Haas, Elma Karlowa, and Willy Fritsch.^[1][2] It was shot in Agfacolor at the Tempelhof Studios in West Berlin and on location in Bavaria. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Kuhnert.

It is a Heimatfilm that references the Wandervogel.

Cast

• Rudolf Schock as Axel Wendt
• Waltraut Haas as Toni Peters
• Elma Karlowa as Rita Mehling
• Willy Fritsch as Kurt Henner
• Paul Hörbiger as Dr. Peters, Tonis Vater
• Gunther Philipp as Heini Krops
• Helen Vita as Ida
• Wolfgang Lukschy as Klaus Hoppe
• Ernst Waldow as Operndirektor
• Wolfgang Neuss as Regisseur Kneppke
• Otto H. Eck
• Peter Finkbeiner [de] as Knabe
• Trude Hesterberg as Milena Gaad, Gesangslehrerin
• Fritz Hoppe as Bassist
• Hans Nerking Hans Nerking
• Dagmar Schock Dagmar Schock
• Edith Schollwer [de] as Malk, Sängerin
• Fritz Wagner as 2. Tenor

References

1. Weinmann, Beatrice (2007). Waltraut Haas: Biografie. St. Pölten: Residenz-Verlag. p. 293. ISBN 978-3-7017-3039-1.
2. Bock & Bergfelder p.134

Bibliography

• Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009. ISBN 978-0-85745-565-9.

External links

• The Happy Wanderer at IMDb