''Columbus Discovers Kraehwinkel'' () is a 1954

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directed by Ulrich Erfurth and Alexander Paal and starring

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Rudolf Platte Rudolf Antonius Heinrich Platte (12 February 1904 – 18 December 1984) was a German actor. Biography Born in Hörde, Westphalia (today part of Dortmund) the son of a merchant, his family moved to Hildesheim three years later. Rudolf left scho ...

and two sons of

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and

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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and

Herbert Kirchhoff Herbert Kirchhoff (1911–1988) was a German art director. Selected filmography * '' Nora's Ark'' (1948) * '' My Wife's Friends'' (1949) * '' The Last Night'' (1949) * '' Second Hand Destiny'' (1949) * '' Third from the Right'' (1950) * '' Harb ...

. It was shot at the

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and on location around

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Partial cast

as Jimmy Hunter *

as Clark Hunter *

as Eva Wagner * Paola Loew as Suzi Merzheim *

as Lüttgen *

Paul Henckels Paul Henckels (9 September 1885 – 27 May 1967) was a German film and stage actor. He appeared in more than 230 films between 1921 and 1965. Paul Henckels had started his acting career on the stage in the 1900s. He was well known for his eccen ...

as Wagner *

Ursula Herking Ursula Herking (28 January 1912 – 17 November 1974) was a German film actress. She appeared in more than 130 films between 1933 and 1972. She was born in Dessau, Germany and died in Munich, West Germany. Selected filmography * '' Susanne ...

as Mrs. Wagner *

Carl Wery Carl Sebastian Martin Wery (born Wery de Lemans; 7 August 1897 in Trostberg, Upper Bavaria – 14 March 1975 in Munich) was a German actor. Selected filmography * '' No Day Without You'' (1933) * '' Anna and Elizabeth'' (1933) - Annas Vater * ...

as Merzheim *

Paul Westermeier Paul Westermeier (9 July 1892 – 17 October 1972) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * '' Wedding in the Eccentric Club'' (1917) * '' Agnes Arnau and Her Three Suitors'' (1918) * '' About the Son'' (1921) * '' Memoirs of a Film Act ...

as Maier *

Hubert von Meyerinck Hubert "Hubsi" von Meyerinck (23 August 1896 – 13 May 1971) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 280 films between 1921 and 1970. Biography Meyerinck was born in Potsdam, Brandenburg, the son of Friedrich von Meyerinck (1858� ...

as Regwitz *

Joseph Egger Joseph Egger (22 February 1889 – 29 August 1966; also spelled Josef Egger) was an Austrian character actor who appeared in 76 films between 1935 and 1965. Biography The 18-year-old Egger started his stage career at the Leoben theatre. Durin ...

as Wiebel

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* 1954 films West German films 1954 comedy films German comedy films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Ulrich Erfurth Real Film films Films shot at Wandsbek Studios German black-and-white films 1950s German films Films scored by Michael Jary German-language comedy films {{1950s-Germany-comedy-film-stub