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and starring

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, Hans Stüwe and

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.Kreimeier p. 313 It was made by the German company

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at the firm's Berlin studios, with some

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taking place around

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Synopsis

A ship's doctor has a young woman placed in his care when her mother dies at sea. Her real father may be one of three men living in a rural Bavarian village.

Cast

as Anna * Hans Stüwe as Dr. Bruck *

as Herr Ameiser *

Josefine Dora Josefine Dora (born Isidora Emilie Friese; 13 November 1867 – 28 May 1944) was an Austrian stage and film actress. She appeared in over 100 films, generally in supporting roles such as in ''The Virtuous Sinner'' (1931).Prawer p.137 Selected f ...

as Frau Ameiser *

Beppo Brem Beppo Brem (11 March 1906 in Munich, German Empire – September 5, 1990 in Munich, West Germany) was a German film actor, who was in over 200 film and television productions between 1932 and 1990. He often played stereotypically Bavarian characte ...

as Herr Fenzl *

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as Matschek *

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as Donka * Irmgard Hoffmann as Frau Fenzl *

Georg Vogelsang Georg Vogelsang (1883–1952) was a German stage and film actor.Giesen p.216 He specialised in Bavarian character parts. Selected filmography * '' The Secret of Castle Elmshoh'' (1925) * '' Three Fathers for Anna'' (1939) * ''The Eternal Spring'' ...

as Gsodmair * Tonio Riedl as Martl * Josefine Berger as Mareile * Anneliese von Eschstruth as Gräfin Weißenfels * Lothar Glathe as Schuckert, Matrose

References

Bibliography

External links

* 1939 comedy films German comedy films 1939 films Films of Nazi Germany 1930s German-language films Films directed by Carl Boese UFA GmbH films Films set in Bavaria Seafaring films German black-and-white films 1930s German films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub