''Signal in the Night'' (German: ''Signal in der Nacht'') is a 1937 German war

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directed by

Richard Schneider-Edenkoben Richard Schneider-Edenkoben (1899–1986) was a German screenwriter and film director.Kreimeier p.236 Selected filmography * ''The Big Attraction'' (1931) * ''Signal in the Night ''Signal in the Night'' (German: ''Signal in der Nacht'') is a 193 ...

and starring

Sybille Schmitz Sybille Maria Christina Schmitz (2 December 1909 – 13 April 1955) was a German actress. Biography Schmitz attended an acting school in Cologne and got her first engagement at Max Reinhardt's Deutsches Theater in Berlin in 1927. Only one year ...

Inge List Inge List (1916–2003) was an Austrian stage and film actress.Von Dassanowsky p.394 Selected filmography * '' Grand Duchess Alexandra'' (1933) * '' Princess Turandot'' (1934) * '' The Csardas Princess'' (1934) * ''Mazurka'' (1935) * ''The Empero ...

and

Hannes Stelzer Hannes Stelzer (20 June 1910 – 27 December 1944) was an Austrian film actor. Stelzer was a leading actor in German cinema during the Nazi era. As well as appearing in dramas and light comedies, Stelzer also featured in more propagandistic work ...

.Moeller p.74 Location shooting took place at

Grünwald Castle Grünwald (transliterated Gruenwald) is German for "green forest" and may refer to: Places * Grünwald, Austria, town in Aigen-Schlägl municipality, Rohrbach, Austria * Grünwald, Bavaria, municipality south of Munich, Germany People * Alfred Gr ...

and around Bad Reichenhall in

Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...

Synopsis

A young Austrian woman marries an Italian

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without really being in love with him, while secretly being admired by an Austrian

captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, e ...

. Things are complicated by the outbreak of the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

in which the two countries become enemies.

Cast

as Brigitte von Schachen *

as Nina Bernini *

as Capitano Mario Bernini - ihr Bruder *

Curt Ackermann Curt Ackermann (8 April 1905 – 1988) was a German stage and film actor.Waldman p.205 He also worked regularly as a voice actor, dubbing foreign films for release in Germany. Selected filmography * ''The Mysterious Mister X'' (1936) * ''Signal i ...

as Conte Cesare Bernini - beider Bruder * Hannsgeorg Laubenthal as Hauptmann Franz von Auersperg *

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 Pionierhauptmann Urban * Julia Serda as Brigittes Tante *

Hans Leibelt Hans Leibelt (11 March 1885 in Leipzig, German Empire – 3 December 1974 in Munich, West Germany) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * ''Heimliche Sünder'' (1926) * '' The False Prince'' (1927) * ''The Man in Search of His Murd ...

as Schneblinger - Bursche von Auersberg * Karel Stepanek as Korporal Tschepski *

Viktor Gehring Viktor Gehring (10 January 1889 – 24 April 1978) was a German stage and film actor.Giesen p.213 Selected filmography * '' The Hunter of Fall'' (1918) * '' The Monastery's Hunter'' (1920) * '' The Chain of Guilt'' (1921) * '' Trutzi from Trutzbe ...

as Zugführer Hirrlinger *

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'' (1935 ...

as Emmerich - Bursche von Urban * Paul Bildt Professor Allmendinger *

Arnim Suessenguth Arnim may refer to: People * Bettina von Arnim (1785-1859), born Elisabeth Catharina Ludovica Magdalena Brentano, German writer and novelist * Ludwig Achim von Arnim (1781–1831), German poet and novelist * Hans-Jürgen von Arnim (1889-1962), Germ ...

as Oberst v. Eidam *

Otz Tollen Otz Tollen (9 April 1882 – 19 July 1965) was a German actor and film director. Born in Berlin, he made his film debut in the 1912 Joe May directed film ''In der Tiefe des Schachtes''. His last film role was an appearance in the 1960 Nadja Tille ...

as Oberleutnant Rickert *

Harry Hardt Harry Hardt (born Hermann Karl Viktor Klimbacher Edler von Reichswahr, Pula, 4 August 1899 – Vienna, 14 November 1980) was an Austrian actor. The son of a military officer, he initially planned a military career for himself, studying at a mil ...

as Italienischer Korporal * Max Vierlinger as Italienischer Sprengtrupp *

Helmut Hoffmann Helmut is a German name. Variants include Hellmut, Helmuth, and Hellmuth. From old German, the first element deriving from either ''heil'' ("healthy") or ''hiltja'' ("battle"), and the second from ''muot'' ("spirit, mind, mood"). Helmut may refer ...

as Italienischer Sprengstrupp *

Helmut Heyne Helmut is a German name. Variants include Hellmut, Helmuth, and Hellmuth. From old German, the first element deriving from either ''heil'' ("healthy") or ''hiltja'' ("battle"), and the second from ''muot'' ("spirit, mind, mood"). Helmut may refer ...

as Italienischer Sprengtrupp *

Edmund Pouch Edmund is a masculine given name or surname in the English language. The name is derived from the Old English elements ''ēad'', meaning "prosperity" or "riches", and ''mund'', meaning "protector". Persons named Edmund include: People Kings and ...

as Italienischer Sprengtrupp * Norbert Kawczynski as Italienischer Sprengtrupp

References

Bibliography

* Moeller, Felix. ''The Film Minister: Goebbels and the Cinema in the Third Reich''. Axel Menges, 2000.

External links

* 1937 films 1937 comedy films German comedy films Films of Nazi Germany 1930s German-language films Films directed by Richard Schneider-Edenkoben German black-and-white films Tobis Film films German World War I films World War I films set on the Italian Front 1930s German films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub