''The Unsuspecting Angel'' (German: ''Der ahnungslose Engel'') is a 1936 German
comedy
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Origins
Comedy originated in ancient Greec ...
crime film
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directed by
Franz Seitz and starring
Joe Stöckel,
Lucie Englisch and
Franz Nicklisch.
[Bock & Bergfelder p.187] It was shot at the
Munich Studios of
Bavaria Film and
on location in the city. The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...
Max Seefelder.
Cast
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Joe Stöckel as Hörl, Grenzoberaufseher
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Lucie Englisch as Jozi
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Franz Nicklisch as Hans Markwart, Grenzaufseher
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Erika Glässner
Erika Glässner (28 February 1890 – 21 July 1959) was a German stage and film actress.
Selected filmography
* ''Werner Krafft'' (1916)
* ''Diamonds (1920 film), Diamonds'' (1920)
* ''The Three Dances of Mary Wilford'' (1920)
* ''The Love Corri ...
as Frau Bergmann, Wirtin vom Hirschenstand
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Otto Fassler as Stefan Meser
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Josef Eichheim as Onkelchen
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Erna Fentsch as Manja
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Jola Jobst as Steffi
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O. E. Hasse as Kornitzki
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Arnulf Schröder as Babitz
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Elisabeth Flickenschildt as Lotte Grün
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Richard Häussler
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Ludwig Schmitz
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Justus Paris as Heuer
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Herta Schwarz as Paula
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Liane Kopf as Frau Guggemoos
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Michl Lang as Loidl
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Ludwig Ten Cloot
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Thea Aichbichler
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Franz Kronach
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Erika Stauffenberg
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Lydia Schulenburg
References
Bibliography
* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.
External links
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1936 films
Films of Nazi Germany
German crime comedy films
1930s crime comedy films
1930s German-language films
Films directed by Franz Seitz
Bavaria Film films
Films shot at Bavaria Studios
German black-and-white films
1936 comedy films
1930s German films
Films scored by Leo Leux
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