''Dangerous Guests'' () is a 1949 West German

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directed by

Géza von Cziffra Géza von Cziffra (; 19 December 1900 – 28 April 1989) was a Hungarian and Austrian film director and screenwriter. Life Cziffra was a Banat German in origin, born in 1900 in Arad, Romania, Arad in the Banat region, at that date in the King ...

and starring

Wolf Albach-Retty Wolf Albach-Retty (born Wolfgang Helmuth Albert Albach; 28 May 1906 – 21 February 1967) was an Austrian actor. He was the father of Romy Schneider with the German actress Magda Schneider. Career Born as Wolfgang Helmuth Albert Albach in Vienna ...

, Vera Molnar and Paul Kemp.Bock & Bergfelder p. 240 It was made at the

Wandsbek Studios The Wandsbek Studios are film production and television studios located in Wandsbek, a district of the German city of Hamburg. The complex was established in 1948 when Real Film, set up the previous year, acquired a site in Wandsbek for construc ...

of the

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-based Real Film. The film's sets were designed by the

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. It was remade by von Cziffra in 1960 as the Austrian film ''

Crime Tango ''Crime Tango'' (German: ''Kriminaltango'') is a 1960 Austrian musical comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Peter Alexander, Vivi Bach and Peter Carsten. It was a remake of the 1949 West German film '' Dangerous Guests'' which ha ...

''.

Synopsis

Peter Anders has run out of money and is forced to put his

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up for sale. Three crooks move in, posing as employees of Peter, and set about their plan to sell the property for their own profit. However, the

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Amadeus and his daughter Inge are suspicious of these unexpected guests.

Main cast

as Peter Anders * Vera Molnar as Inge Strohmayer * Paul Kemp as Amadeus Strohmayer *

Käthe Haack Käthe Haack (born Käte Lisbeth Minna Sophie Isolde Haack; 11 August 1897 – 5 May 1986) was a German stage and film actress. She appeared in more than 200 films and 30 television productions between 1915 and 1985. Life and career Käte Li ...

as Tante Agathe *

Alice Treff Alice Martha Treff (4 June 1906 – 8 February 2003) was a German film actress. She appeared in more than 120 films between 1932 and 2001. She was born and died in Berlin, Germany. Selected filmography * '' Peter Voss, Thief of Millions'' ...

as Frau Schleinitz *

Gisela Griffel Gisela may refer to: People * Gisela (name) Full name * Gisela, Abbess of Chelles (757–810), daughter of Pepin the Short, sister of Charlemagne ** Gisela, daughter of Charlemagne (781–808) * Gisela, daughter of Louis the Pious (born 821), co ...

as Lilo *

Ingeborg Körner Ingeborg Körner is a Namibian-born German actress. She is known for her roles in the films Des Lebens Überfluss (1950), Die Rose von Stambul (1953), and Das ideale Brautpaar (1954). Selected filmography * '' Dangerous Guests'' (1949) * '' Unkn ...

as Fräulein Schleinitz * Gustl Busch as Frau Wolf *

Albert Florath Albert Peter Adam Florath (7 December 1888, Bielefeld – 11 March 1957, Gaildorf) was a German stage and film actor. Early life and education Born to Joseph Florath, a locksmith, and his wife Matilda, née Burkart, he attended school in Brak ...

as Leopold Anders * Hans Schwarz Jr. as Boxer-Franz *

Bobby Todd Bobby Todd (22 June 1904 – 7 September 1980) was a German film actor. He appeared in 34 films between 1926 and 1961. Selected filmography * '' Cruiser Emden'' (1932) * '' The Dream of Butterfly'' (1939) * '' The Original Sin'' (1948) * '' ...

as Taschen-August *

Ludwig Röger Ludwig may refer to: People and fictional characters * Ludwig (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Ludwig (surname), including a list of people * Ludwig von Koopa, a character in Mario (the game) Arts and entertai ...

as Tango-Poldi *

Hans Leibelt Hans Leibelt (11 March 1885 in Leipzig, German Empire – 3 December 1974 in Munich, West Germany) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * ''Heimliche Sünder'' (1926) * ''The False Prince (1927 film), The False Prince'' (1927) * ' ...

as Direktor Schleinitz *

Franz Schafheitlin Franz Schafheitlin (9 August 1895 – 6 February 1980) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 160 films between 1927 and 1974. He was born in Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany and died in Pullach, West Germany. Selected filmograph ...

as Dr. Roeder *

Carl Voscherau Carl Voscherau (1900–1963) was a German film actor.Shandley p.212 He was also a prominent voice actor, dubbing foreign films for release in Germany. His son Henning Voscherau was Mayor of Hamburg. Selected filmography * '' Film Without a Title ...

as Bauer Rieder * Horst von Otto as Herr Spuller *

Kurt Meister Kurt is a male given name in Germanic languages. ''Kurt'' or ''Curt'' originated as short forms of the Germanic Konrad/Conrad, depending on geographical usage, with meanings including counselor or advisor. Like Conrad, it can also a surname an ...

as Gutsverwalter Gruber

References

Bibliography

* Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. ''The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

* 1949 films 1940s crime comedy films West German films 1940s German-language films Films directed by Géza von Cziffra German crime comedy films Films shot at Wandsbek Studios German black-and-white films 1949 comedy films 1940s German films Films scored by Michael Jary {{1940s-Germany-film-stub