''The Freckle'' (Hungarian: ''Der Leberfleck'') is a 1948 Austrian

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directed by

Rudolf Carl Rudolf Carl (19 June 189915 January 1987) was an Austrian actor who appeared in more than 150 German language films between 1934 and 1969. He also directed two films '' Der Leberfleck'' and ''Dort in der Wachau''. Selected filmography * ''Polish ...

and starring

Oskar Sima Oskar Sima (31 July 1896 – 24 June 1969) was an Austrian actor who is best remembered for appearing in supporting roles in countless comedy films from the 1930s to the 1960s. Born in Hohenau an der March, Lower Austria, Sima attended high sc ...

, Grete Zimmer and

Fritz Imhoff Fritz Imhoff, real name: Friedrich Arnold Heinrich Jeschke (January 6, 1891, Alsergrund February 24, 1961, Wieden) was an Austrian actor. He was a brother of the Wienerlied composer (18901962). Selected filmography * ''Daughter of the Reg ...

. Fritsche p.232 The film's sets were designed by the art director

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. It is also known by the

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''The Immoral Inheritance'' (German: '' Die unmoralische Erbschaft'').

Cast

as Bürgermeister Oberlechner * Liesl Andergast as Rosalia, seine Frau *

as Gemeindediener Hustinger * Grete Zimmer as Seine Tochter Fanzi *

as Unterberger, Wirt *

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as Anna, seine Frau *

Erich Dörner The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, or Eirik is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Norse ''* ai ...

as Oberlehrer Magerl * Lotte Neumayer as Nathalie, seine Frau * Emmerich Arleth as Hofer, Delikatessenhändler * Marianne Gerzner as Mitzi, seine Frau *

Hans Olden Hans Olden (1892–1975) was an Austrian stage and film actor. Olden appeared in more than eighty films during his career, mostly in Austria but occasionally also in Germany. He was a supporter of the Austrian Nazi Party, his interest in Nazism ...

as Sommermann, Apoteker *

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as Klothilde, seine Braut *

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as Krummöhrl, Notar *

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as Dr. Krips, Arzt *

Alexander Trojan Alexander Trojan (30 March 1914 – 19 September 1992) was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in more than 20 films between 1939 and 1977. He starred in the film '' Panoptikum 59'', which was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film ...

as Albert *

Benno Smytt Benno may refer to: People Mononym * (927–940), saint * (1049–1061) * Benno I of Osnabrück (bishop, 1052–1067) * Benno of Meissen (bishop, 1066–1106), saint * Benno II of Osnabrück (bishop, 1068–1088) * Benno of Santi Martino e Silvest ...

as Mr. Smith, der Amerikaner * Waltraut Servi as Kathi, Kellnerin *

Karl Kneidinger Karl may refer to: People * Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name * Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne * Karl Marx, German philosopher and political writer * Karl of Austria, last Austrian ...

as Rostig, Briefträger *

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as Marie, Aufträumefrau

References

Bibliography

* Fritsche, Maria. ''Homemade Men in Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity''. Berghahn Books, 2013. * Von Dassanowsky, Robert. ''Austrian Cinema: A History''. McFarland, 2005.

External links

* 1948 films Austrian comedy films 1948 comedy films 1940s German-language films Austrian black-and-white films {{Austria-film-stub de:Der Leberfleck (1948)