''Scandal at the Embassy'' () is a 1950 West German

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directed by Erik Ode and starring

Viktor de Kowa Viktor de Kowa (also spelled Victor de Kowa, born Victor Paul Karl Kowalczyk; 8 March 1904 – 8 April 1973) was a German stage and film actor, chanson singer, director, narrator, and comic poet. Life He was born the son of a farmer and engineer ...

, Jeanette Schultze and Michiko Tanaka.Bock & Bergfelder p. 33 It was shot at the

Bavaria Studios Bavaria Studios are film production studios located in Munich, the capital of the region of Bavaria in Germany, and a subsidiary of Bavaria Film. History The studios were constructed in the suburb of Geiselgasteig in 1919 shortly after the Firs ...

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Willi Herrmann Willi Herrmann (1893–1968) was a German art director. Selected filmography * '' Madness'' (1919) * '' Child on the Open Road'' (1919) * '' Jettatore'' (1919) * '' Humanity Unleashed'' (1920) * '' The Secrets of Berlin'' (1921) * '' The Mahara ...

and Heinrich Weidemann.

Cast

as Fred Corvin & Dr. Tamanyo * Jeanette Schultze as Fanny * Michiko Tanaka as Nina, die Botschafterin * Andrews Engelmann as Der Botschafter *

Ernst Waldow Ernst Waldow (22 August 1893 – 5 June 1964) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 160 films during his career. Selected filmography * '' Rübezahl's Wedding'' (1916) * '' Sin of a Beautiful Woman'' (1929) *'' The Green Domino'' (19 ...

as Ministerialrat * Johannes von Hamme as Exzellenz * Fritz Odemar as Gefängnisdirektor *

Fritz Rasp Fritz Heinrich Rasp (13 May 1891 – 30 November 1976) was a German film actor who appeared in more than 100 films between 1916 and 1976. His obituary in ''Der Spiegel'' described Rasp as "the German film villain in service, for over 60 years." ...

as Inspector Kick *

Rita Paul Rita Brigitte Paul (2 December 1928 in Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List o ...

Rudolf Carl Rudolf Carl (19 June 189915 January 1987) was an Austrians, 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 * ...

as Gefängnisbeamter * Gunther Philipp *

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'' ( ...

* Mady Rahl as Rita * Udo Loeptin * Erik Ode * Walter Hillbring * Ulrich Beiger * Marianne Pastré as Tänzerin * Maria Zach * Ulrich Folkmar * Karl-Heinz Peters * Ernst Rotmund

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1950 films 1950 comedy films German comedy films West German films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Erik Ode Films shot at Bavaria Studios German films based on plays German black-and-white films 1950s German films Films scored by Harald Böhmelt {{1950s-Germany-comedy-film-stub