''A Night in May'' () is a 1938

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directed by

Georg Jacoby Georg Jacoby (23 July 1882 – 21 February 1964) was a German film director and screenwriter.Profile
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and starring Marika Rökk,

Viktor Staal Viktor Staal (17 February 1909 – 4 June 1982) was an Austrian film actor. Selected filmography * '' Everything for the Company'' (1935) * '' Eva, the Factory Girl'' (1935) * '' Das Einmaleins der Liebe'' (1935) * '' The World's in Love'' (1935 ...

, and Karl Schönböck. It was made by UFA the leading German company at the

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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s Erich Grave and Max Mellin. Some

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took place around

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Cast

* Marika Rökk as Inge Fleming *

as Willy Prinz * Karl Schönböck as Waldemar Becker * Gisela Schlüter as Alma * Oskar Sima as Direktor Fleming Jr. * Albert Florath as Direktor Fleming Sr. * Ingeborg von Kusserow as Friedl * Mady Rahl as Mimi * Franz Arzdorf as Berghoff * Ursula Herking as Johanna *

Ludwig Schmitz Ludwig Schmitz (January 28, 1884 – June 28, 1954) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than forty films during his career including the 1951 comedy ''The Heath Is Green (1951 film), The Heath Is Green''. He was part of the popular comedy ...

as Schupo Emil

References

Bibliography

External links

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Ein Nacht im Mai at MoviePilot.de
German comedy films Films set in Berlin Films directed by Georg Jacoby Films of Nazi Germany UFA GmbH films German black-and-white films 1938 comedy films Films shot at Babelsberg Studios 1930s German films Films scored by Peter Kreuder {{1930s-Germany-comedy-film-stub