''Hilde and the Volkswagen'' () is a 1936 German

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directed by

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and starring Ludwig Manfred Lommel, Grethe Weiser and

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. It was shot at the Terra Studios in

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.Klaus p.97

Cast

* Ludwig Manfred Lommel as Buchhalter Lohbusch * Grethe Weiser as Nelly Hopp *

as Hilde Lenz * Frank Zimmermann * Friedl Haerlin as Hella Lenius * Walter Steinbeck as Direktor Scheffel * Werner Stock as Nellys Bruder * Gerhard Dammann as Aktuar Kramer * Ethel Reschke as Hildes Freundin * Carl Auen as Amtsgerichtsrat *

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as Chauffeur

References

Bibliography

* * Klaus, Ulrich J. ''Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1936''. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.

External links

* 1936 films Films of Nazi Germany German comedy films 1936 comedy films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Heinz Paul German black-and-white films 1930s German films Films shot at Terra Studios Terra Film films German-language comedy films {{1930s-Germany-comedy-film-stub