''Fräulein Veronika'' is a 1936 Austrian-

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directed by

Veit Harlan Veit Harlan (22 September 1899 – 13 April 1964) was a German film director and actor. Harlan reached the highpoint of his career as a director in the Nazi era; most notably his antisemitic film '' Jud Süß'' (1940) makes him controversia ...

and starring Thekla Ahrens,

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and Hans Moser. It is based on the play '' Veronika'' by

Fritz Peter Buch Fritz Peter Buch (21 December 1894 – 6 November 1964) was a German screenwriter and film director. He worked frequently during the Nazi period, but struggled in the post-war years. He directed Zarah Leander in one of her comeback films '' Cub ...

. The film is sometimes known by the

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''Alles für Veronika''.

Main cast

* Thekla Ahrens - Veronika Sonntag *

- Paul Schmidt * Hans Moser - Direktor Tutzinger *

Theo Lingen Theo Lingen (; 10 June 1903 – 10 November 1978), born Franz Theodor Schmitz, was a German actor, film director and screenwriter. He appeared in more than 230 films between 1929 and 1978, and directed 21 films between 1936 and 1960. Life and c ...

- Abteilungschef Fuchs *

Walter Janssen Walter Janssen (7 February 1887 – 1 January 1976) was a German film actor and director. He appeared in more than 160 films between 1917 and 1970. Selected filmography * '' The Dancer'' (1919) * ''Destiny'' (1921) * '' Wandering Souls'' ( ...

- Abteilungschef Wolf *

Grethe Weiser Grethe Weiser (; 27 February 1903 – 2 October 1970) was a German actress. Biography Born in Hanover, she spent her childhood in Dresden. She escaped from her dominant and sometimes violent father by marrying a Jewish confectionery manufactu ...

- Annie Hegemann * Gretl Theimer - Lizzie *

Hilde Hildebrand Emma Minna Hilde Hildebrand (10 September 1897 – 12 May 1976) was a German actress born in Hanover, Germany on 10 September 1897. She died at the age of 78 in Grunewald, Berlin, on 27 May 1976. Selected filmography * ''Die Scheidungsehe'' ...

- Dora *

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� ...

- Theo *

Clemens Hasse Clemens Hasse (13 April 1908 – 28 July 1959) was a German actor and synchroniser. Biography Hasse was born in Königsberg, East Prussia to a public official and attended his stage education at the ''Preussisches Staatstheater'' in Berlin. Be ...

- Hausdetektiv Krüger *

Paul Beckers Paul Beckers (1 November 1878 – 27 April 1965) was a German comedian ("Fliegentüten-Heinrich") and actor. He appeared in more than 35 films between 1917 and 1936. Selected filmography * ''Der Fliegentüten-Heinrich'' (1917) * ''Fliegent� ...

- Portier Kulicke *

Ilse Fürstenberg Ilse Fürstenberg (12 December 1907, in Berlin – 16 December 1976, in Basel) was a German actress, working on stage, screen, television and as voice actress. Selected filmography * ''The Blue Angel'' (1930) - Raths Wirtschafterin / Maid * '' M ...

- Frau Kulicke * Georg Erich Schmidt - Pickelberg * Hilli Wildenhain - Hänschen

Bibliography

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

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fraulein Veronika 1936 films Austrian comedy films Swiss comedy films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Veit Harlan Austrian films based on plays Swiss black-and-white films Austrian black-and-white films