''Three Fathers for Anna'' () is a 1939 German

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directed by

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and starring Ilse Werner, Hans Stüwe and Theodor Danegger. It was made by the German company UFA at the firm's

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, with some

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taking place around

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.Klaus p.38 The film's sets were designed by the

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Herbert Frohberg.

Synopsis

A ship's doctor has a young woman placed in his care when her mother dies at sea. Her real father may be one of three men living in a rural Bavarian village as the girl's mother has been intentionally vague.

Cast

* Ilse Werner as Anna * Hans Stüwe as Dr. Bruck * Theodor Danegger as Herr Ameiser * Josefine Dora as Frau Ameiser * Beppo Brem as Herr Fenzl * Karel Stepanek as Matschek * Roma Bahn as Donka * Irmgard Hoffmann as Frau Fenzl * Georg Vogelsang as Gsodmair * Tonio Riedl as Martl * Josefine Berger as Mareile * Anneliese von Eschstruth as Gräfin Weißenfels * Lothar Glathe as Schuckert, Matrose

References

Bibliography

* Klaus, Ulrich J. ''Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1939''. Klaus-Archiv, 1988. *

External links

* 1939 comedy films German comedy films 1939 films Films of Nazi Germany 1930s German-language films Films directed by Carl Boese UFA GmbH films Films set in Bavaria Seafaring films German black-and-white films 1930s German films Films shot at Babelsberg Studios German-language comedy films {{1930s-Germany-comedy-film-stub