''Mailman Mueller'' (german: Briefträger Müller) is a 1953 West German

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by John Reinhardt and starring

Heinz Rühmann Heinrich Wilhelm "Heinz" Rühmann (; 7 March 1902 – 3 October 1994) was a German film actor who appeared in over 100 films between 1926 and 1993. He is one of the most famous and popular German actors of the 20th century, and is considered a Ge ...

, Heli Finkenzeller and Wolfgang Condrus.Körner p.367 It was shot in

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at the

Tempelhof Studios The Tempelhof Studios are a film studio located in Tempelhof in the German capital of Berlin. They were founded in 1912, during the silent era, by German film pioneer Alfred Duskes, who built a glass-roofed studio on the site with financial back ...

West Berlin West Berlin (german: Berlin (West) or , ) was a political enclave which comprised the western part of Berlin during the years of the Cold War. Although West Berlin was de jure not part of West Germany, lacked any sovereignty, and was under m ...

with sets designed by the art directors Willi Herrmann and

Heinrich Weidemann Heinrich Weidemann (1899–1982) was a German art director.Lowe p.179 Selected filmography * '' The Gambler'' (1938) * '' The Swedish Nightingale'' (1941) * ''Ghost in the Castle'' (1947) * ''The Trip to Marrakesh'' (1949) * '' Scandal at the Em ...

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took place at

Meersburg Meersburg () is a town in Baden-Württemberg in the southwest of Germany. It is on Lake Constance. It is known for its medieval city. The lower town ("Unterstadt") and upper town ("Oberstadt") are reserved for pedestrians only, and connected by t ...

Lake Constance Lake Constance (german: Bodensee, ) refers to three bodies of water on the Rhine at the northern foot of the Alps: Upper Lake Constance (''Obersee''), Lower Lake Constance (''Untersee''), and a connecting stretch of the Rhine, called the Lak ...

Plot summary

Cast

as Titus Müller * Heli Finkenzeller as Charlotte Müller *

Gisela Meyen Gisela is the name of: People 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), consort of Eberhar ...

as Mieze * Wolfgang Condrus as Günter *

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as Karl-Heinz *

Susanne von Almassy Susanne von Almassy (1916–2009) was an Austrian stage and film actress.Dassanowsky p.131 Selected filmography * ''The Disturbed Wedding Night'' (1950) * ''A Rare Lover'' (1950) * ''Mailman Mueller'' (1953) * ''The Story of Anastasia'' (1956) * ...

as Mirabella *

Harald Paulsen Harald Paulsen (26 August 1895 – 4 August 1954) was a German stage and film actor and director. He appeared in 125 films between 1920 and 1954. Career Paulsen first appeared on stage at age sixteen. He then studied under from Leopold Jessner, ...

as Bertram *

Trude Hesterberg Trude Hesterberg (2 May 1892 – 31 August 1967) was a German film actress. She appeared in 89 films between 1917 and 1964. Selected filmography * ''The Rosentopf Case'' (1918) * '' The Story of a Maid'' (1921) * '' Fridericus Rex'' (1922) ...

as Aunt Anna *

Rolf Kutschera Rolf is a male given name and a surname. It originates in the Germanic name ''Hrolf'', itself a contraction of ''Hrodwulf'' ( Rudolf), a conjunction of the stem words ''hrod'' ("renown") + ''wulf'' ("wolf"). The Old Norse cognate is ''Hrólfr''. ...

as Bobby *

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 ...

as Mr. Strobel *

Else Reval Else Reval (14 June 1893 – 25 January 1978) was a German film actress.Giesen p.210 Selected filmography * ''War in Peace'' (1925) * ''The World Wants To Be Deceived'' (1926) * ''Marriage Announcement'' (1926) * '' The Eleven Schill Officers'' ( ...

as Mrs. Strobel * Eckart Dux as Hugo *

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Carl de Vogt Carl de Vogt (14 September 1885 – 16 February 1970) was a German film actor who starred in four of Fritz Lang's early films. He attended the acting school in Cologne, Germany. Together with acting he was also active as a singer and recorded sev ...

* Ludwig Trautmann *

Franz Arzdorf Franz Arzdorf (5 May 1904 – 24 April 1974) was a German stage, film and television actor.Jacobsen & Prinzler p.276 Selected filmography * '' Love Can Lie'' (1937) * '' Dangerous Game'' (1937) * '' Talking About Jacqueline'' (1937) * ''A Night i ...

* Curt Lucas *

Alexa von Porembsky Alexa von Porembsky (5 June 1906 - 18 August 1981) was a Hungarian-born German actress. Selected filmography * ''Leontine's Husbands'' (1928) * ''Woman in the Moon'' (1929) - Eine Veilchenverkäuferin * ''Road to Rio'' (1931) - Die Unerfahrene ...

Consuelo Korn Consuelo or Consuela may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Consuelo'' (novel), an 1842–1843 novel by George Sand * Consuela (''Family Guy''), a character in ''Family Guy'' *"Consuelo", a 2002 song by Belle and Sebastian from ''Storytelling ...

* Peter Paul Richter

Soundtrack

*Egon Kaiser - "Movie music" * Liselotte Malkowsky - "

Drei Rosen im Mai Drei may refer to: * ''Drei'' (Glashaus album), a 2005 album by pop band Glashaus * ''Drei'' (Emika album) (stylised form: ''DREI''), a 2015 album by electronic artist Emika * ''Three'' (2010 film), a German film called ''Drei'' in German * Drei ...

" (Music by Friedrich Schröder, lyrics by Ignor)

References

Bibliography

* Körner, Torsten. ''Der kleine Mann als Star: Heinz Rühmann und seine Filme der 50er Jahre''. Campus Verlag, 2001.

External links

* * 1953 films 1953 comedy films German comedy films West German films 1950s German-language films Films directed by John Reinhardt Films about postal systems Films shot at Tempelhof Studios 1950s German films {{1950s-Germany-film-stub