''Adventure in Vienna'' () is a 1952 Austrian

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directed by Emil E. Reinert and starring

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, Cornell Borchers and

Adrienne Gessner Adrienne Gessner (23 July 1896 – 23 June 1987) was an Austrian actress. Gessner appeared in over fifty film and television shows during her career, including the 1955 costume film '' Royal Hunt in Ischl''. Gessner appeared in a mixture of German ...

.Fritsche p.243 It is an adaptation of the 1933 novel '' I Was Jack Mortimer'' by

Alexander Lernet-Holenia Alexander Lernet-Holenia (21 October 1897 – 3 July 1976) was an Austrian poet, novelist, playwright and writer of screenplays and historical studies who produced a heterogeneous literary opus that included poetry, psychological novels descri ...

. A separate English-language version '' Stolen Identity'' was also produced. The film's sets were designed by the

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s Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff and

Fritz Moegle Fritz Moegle (6 June 1916 – 20 May 1986) was an Austrian art director active in the post-war film industry.Fritsche p.243 Selected filmography * '' White Shadows'' (1951) * '' Adventure in Vienna'' (1952) * ''The Little Czar ''The Little Cz ...

. It was shot at the Schönbrunn Studios in

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and on location across the city. The costumes were designed by Nadja Tiller, who subsequently went on to become a famous actress.

Synopsis

The story takes place over

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in Vienna where a

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without papers is tempted to assume the identity of another man.

Cast

as Toni Sponer * Cornell Borchers as Karin Manelli * Francis Lederer as Claude Manelli * Inge Konradi as Marie * Hermann Erhardt as Ferdl Heintl *

as Frau Anna Fraser *

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as Krüger * Manfred Inger as Polizeiinspektor *

Fritz Eckhardt Fritz Eckhardt (born Linz, 30 November 1907; died Klosterneuburg, 31 December 1995) was an Austrian actor, director, and writer. He is remembered for playing the lead role as ''chief inspector Marek'' in the Österreichischer Rundfunk version ...

as Portier im Goldenen Löwen *

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as 2.Polizist auf der Wache *

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as Ehefrau auf dem Kommissariat * Karl Schwetter as Ehemann auf dem Kommissariat * Michael Kehlmann as Passfälscher * Franz Marischka as Passkontrolleur am Flughafen *

Wolfgang Glück Wolfgang Glück (29 September 1929 – 13 December 2023) was an Austrian film director and screenwriter. His film 38 – Vienna Before the Fall'' (1987) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 59th Academy Awar ...

as Porschefahrer * Gerda Neubauer as Frau im Porsche *

Karl Farkas Karl Farkas (28 October 1893 – 16 May 1971) was an Austrian actor and cabaret performer. Biography In accordance with the wishes of his parents, he was to study law, but decided to follow the call of the stage. After attending the Academy of ...

as Ober in der Bar *

Guido Wieland Guido Wieland (1906–1993) was an Austrian stage, film and television actor.Mitchell p.92 Selected filmography * '' 1. April 2000'' (1952) * '' Adventure in Vienna'' (1952) * '' The Doctor's Secret'' (1955) * '' And Who Is Kissing Me?'' (1956) * ...

as 'Geldeintreiber' vom Goldenen Löwen * Gisela Wilke as Alte Frau im Kaiserpanorama * Fred Solm as 1.Polizist auf der Wache * Louis Ousted as John Milton * Paul Pranger as Portier im Goldenen Löwen * Reinhold Siegert as Mann bei der Telefonzelle * Helmut Janatsch as Polizist bei der Hausdurchsuchung * Fritz Krenn as Mann an der Lufthafenauskunft * Maria Gerngroß as Stewardess * Pepi Glöckner-Kramer as Alte Frau im Kaiserpanorama * Franz Böheim as Betrunkener mit Luftballon *

Rosa Albach-Retty Rosa Albach-Retty (born Rosa Clara Franziska Helene Retty; 26 December 1874 – 26 August 1980) was an Austrian film and stage actress.

Ulrich Bettac Ulrich Ewald Berthold Bettac (2 May 1897 – 20 April 1959), was an Austrian actor and theatre director. He was especially well known for his work as a character actor at the Burgtheater in Vienna; he also had a fairly extensive film career. S ...

* Heinz Conrads * Hugo Gottschlich * Hans Hagen as Dirigent * Dorothea Neff * Milan von Kamare * Ernst Waldbrunn

References

Bibliography

* Fritsche, Maria. ''Homemade Men in Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity''. Berghahn Books, 2013.

External links

* 1952 films 1950s crime thriller films Austrian crime thriller films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Emil-Edwin Reinert Films shot at Schönbrunn Studios Films shot in Vienna Films set in Vienna Films based on Austrian novels Remakes of German films Austrian black-and-white films Film noir Films about identity theft Austrian multilingual films 1950s multilingual films Films about taxis Films based on works by Alexander Lernet-Holenia Films scored by Richard Hageman {{1950s-Austria-film-stub

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