''Knall and Fall as Imposters'' (German: ''Knall und Fall als Hochstapler'') is a 1952 Austrian-German comedy film directed by Ulrich Bettac and Hubert Marischka and starring Hans Richter, Rudolf Carl and Curd Jürgens. It was followed by a 1953 sequel '' Knall and Fall as Detectives''. It was shot at the Sievering Studios in Vienna and on location across the city. The film's sets were designed by Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff.

Plot

Two rural men are picked at random for parts in a film production in which they are to play a millionaire and his

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. After an accident while shooting a scene, the car they are in runs out of control and ends up crashing into a sanatorium. The director, believing that a real millionaire has arrived at the financially struggling establishment, puts them up. They are forced for a while to live as imposters until matters are eventually resolved.

Cast

* Hans Richter as Knall * Rudolf Carl as Fall * Curd Jürgens as John Vandergold * Friedl Czepa as Direktorium des Sanatoriums * Waltraut Haas as Bettina Brandtner *Ilka Windish as Irene Dahlen * Ulrich Bettac as Regisseur *

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as Scheich *

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* Fritz Imhoff as Portier *

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as Aufnahmeleiter * Hans Olden as Bankvorsteher * Peter W. Staub as Studienrat Hegetschweiler *Hermann Laforet as Produzent *

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as Bademeister *

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References

External links

* 1952 comedy films Austrian comedy films German comedy films West German films Films directed by Hubert Marischka Films scored by Hans Lang Buddy comedy films Films shot in Vienna Films shot at Sievering Studios Austrian black-and-white films German black-and-white films 1950s German films {{Austria-film-stub