1937 film
Capers (German: Capriolen) is a 1937 German comedy film directed by and starring Gustaf Gründgens and also featuring Marianne Hoppe, Fita Benkhoff and Volker von Collande.[1][2] It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin.[3] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Kurt Herlth and Werner Schlichting. It was produced and released by Terra Film while international distribution was handled by Tobis Film.
Synopsis
Journalist Jack Warren is celebrated for interviewing successful women but is secretly tired of this line of work. When he encounters the actress Dorothy Hopkins, he mistakes her for the famous aviatrix Mabel Atkinson and in turn mistakes the real Mabel for somebody else.
Cast
References
- ^ Hake p.83
- ^ Bock & Bergfelder p.212
- ^ Loacker p.625
Bibliography
- Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
- Hake, Sabine. German National Cinema. Routledge, 2002.
- Loacker, Armin. Willi Forst: ein Filmstil aus Wien. Filmarchiv Austria, 2003.
- Rentschler, Eric. The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife. Harvard University Press, 1996.
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