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directed by

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and starring

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and

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. It was made at the

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Studios in

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while

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took place around the city including at the

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Gustav Abel. It premiered in

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on 30 November, its Austrian debut took place over a month later on 4 January 1952. Fritsche p.246 It is based on a folk play by Gretl Löwinger, who also appeared in the film.

Synopsis

The unmarried farmer Christian is in great demand as a potential husband in the village. However, he rejects the choice of marriage with two local girls Vroni and Petronella. To seek revenge they disguise themselves and get jobs as farmhands working for him. Christian's younger brother Valentin then falls in love with one of them.

Cast

as Christian *

as Valentin *

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as Vroni * Liesl Löwinger as Petronella *

as Svoboda * Martin Costa as Aigner *

as Blasius Rogner *

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as Sepp *

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as Chalupetz * Lydia Rauch as Hilde

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1951 films 1951 comedy films Austrian comedy films 1950s German-language films Austrian black-and-white films Austrian films based on plays Films shot in Vienna {{1950s-Austria-film-stub