''Shame on You, Brigitte!'' (German: ''Schäm' dich, Brigitte!'') is a 1952 Austrian

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directed by E.W. Emo 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 ...

, Hans Moser and

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 ...

.Fritsche p.182 It was later released in West Germany under the alternative title ''Wir werden das Kind schon schaukeln''. It is based on the play ''Bubusch'', a German-language version of a work by Hungarian writer

Gábor Vaszary Gábor Vaszary or Gábor von Vaszary, (7 June 1897 in Budapest – 22 May 1985), was a Hungarian novelist and screenwriter. He emigrated to Switzerland in 1947. He wrote a number of novels which depict life in Paris in the 1920s and 1930s. Severa ...

, which had previously been adapted into the 1943 German film '' Geliebter Schatz''. The film was made with the backing of

Gloria Film Gloria Film was a West German film production and distribution company. It was established in 1949 by Ilse Kubaschewski. An earlier, unconnected company of the same name had existed during the silent era in Germany, and had been absorbed into U ...

, which handled its distribution in the lucrative West German market. It was shot at the

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and on location around

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Gustav Abel Gustav Abel (1902–1963) was an Austrian art director.Fritsche p. 229 Selected filmography * '' The Silent Partner'' (1939) * '' Father For a Night'' (1939) * ''A Woman Has Fallen'' (1941) * ''The Hero of Venice'' (1941) * ''Captain Tempest'' ( ...

Synopsis

When a

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teacher discovers a

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on one of his students, Brigitte Schneider, he goes to visit her family to inform them. However, she persuades the

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to pretend to be her mother. Further confusion arises when her real mother later discovers the letter and assumes it has been written by her husband to his own lover.

Cast

as Dr. Felix Schneider * Hans Moser as Professor Karl Stieglitz *

as Paul Fellmeier * Hilde Berndt as Lilli Schneider *

Brigitte Ratz Brigitte is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Brigitte Amm, German rower * Brigitte Bardot (born 1934), French actress and singer * Brigitte Becue (born 1972), Belgian breaststroke swimmer * Brigitte Bierlein (born 1 ...

as Brigitte Schneider *

Annie Rosar Annie Rosar (17 May 1888 – 5 August 1963) was an Austrian stage and film actress who is best remembered today for her appearances in many Austrian comedy films from the 1930s to the early 1960s. In those movies, she was frequently cast in the c ...

as Lilli Schneiders Mutter *

Lotte Lang Lotte Lang (11 January 1900 – 13 February 1985) was an Austrian actress. She appeared in more than 80 films and television shows between 1932 and 1979. Selected filmography * '' Must We Get Divorced?'' (1933) * '' Tales from the Vienna W ...

as Marie, Dienstmädchen *

Margarete Slezak Margarete Slezak (9 January 1901 – 30 August 1953) was an Austro-German singer and actress.Newman & Kirtley p. 340 She was the sister of the actor Walter Slezak. Selected filmography * ''Derby'' (1949) * '' King for One Night'' (1950) * '' Abu ...

as Rosi Stieglitz *

Nadja Tiller Nadja Tiller (16 March 1929 – 21 February 2023) was an Austrian actress in film, television, and on stage. She was one of the most popular German-speaking actresses in the international cinema of the 1950s and 1960s, receiving international re ...

as Olga Fellmeier *

Gusti Wolf Gusti Wolf (11 April 1912 – 5 May 2007) was an Austrian stage, film, and television actress. Born in Vienna, Wolf was adopted by the painter, Felix Albrecht Harta who became her foster father. Wolf made her stage debut at the Burgtheater in ...

as Hilde - Wirtin und falsche Braut *

Egon von Jordan Egon von Jordan (19 March 1902 – 27 December 1978) was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1923 and 1974. Selected filmography * ''The Ghost of Morton's Castle'' (1922) * ''Young Medardus'' (1923) * ''Lace (1 ...

as Dr. Haberer, Rechtsanwalt *

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as Herr Kraus *

Chariklia Baxevanos Chariklia Baxevanos (born 15 March 1936) is a Swiss actress. She appeared in more than sixty films since 1952. Selected filmography References External links * 1936 births Living people Swiss film actresses Swiss television actres ...

as Hertha Engelberger

References

Bibliography

* Fritsche, Maria. ''Homemade Men in Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity''. Berghahn Books, 2013.

External links

* 1952 films 1952 comedy films Austrian comedy films 1950s German-language films Films directed by E. W. Emo Gloria Film films Films shot at Schönbrunn Studios Films shot in Vienna Austrian films based on plays Films based on works by Gábor Vaszary {{1950s-Austria-film-stub