''Uncle Bräsig'' (german: Onkel Bräsig) is a 1936

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directed by

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and starring

Otto Wernicke Otto Karl Robert Wernicke (30 September 1893, Osterode am Harz – 7 November 1965) was a German actor. He is best known for his role as police inspector Karl Lohmann in the two Fritz Lang films '' M'' and '' The Testament of Dr. Mabuse''. Marri ...

Heinrich Schroth Heinrich August Franz Schroth (23 March 1871 – 14 January 1945) was a German stage and film actor. Career Schroth was born in Pirmasens, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He made his acting debut at the Sigmaringen Royal Theatre in 1890. In 1894 ...

and

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 mili ...

. It marked the film debut of the Swedish actress Kristina Söderbaum who went on to be a major star of Nazi cinema. Söderbaum won her part in a contest organised by

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. It was based on the 1862 novel '' From My Farming Days'' by

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. The film was shot at the Grunewald Studios in

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with sets designed by the art director Robert A. Dietrich.Klaus p.162

Cast

as Onkel Bräsig *

as Karl Hawermann *

as Baron Axel von Rambow *

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as Luise Hawermann *

Elga Brink Elisabeth Margarete Biermann (née Brink, born Frey; 2 April 1905 – 28 October 1985), known professionally as Elga Brink, was a German film actress. Brink rose to prominence in the early 1920s, when she starred in many silent films. Her last sil ...

as Frau Frieda von Rambow *

Carsta Löck Carsta Löck (28 December 1902 – 9 October 1993) was a German film actress. Selected filmography * '' Refugees'' (1933) * '' Ripening Youth'' (1933) * ''The Double Fiance'' (1934) * '' Trouble with Jolanthe'' (1934) * '' Police Report'' (19 ...

as Nahrhafte Mamsell * Hans Richter as Triddelfitz, Volontär *

Fritz Hoopts Fritz Hoopts (5 June 1875 – 16 May 1945) was a German stage and film actor. Selected filmography * ''Trouble with Jolanthe'' (1934) * '' The Girl from the Marsh Croft'' (1935) * '' Frisians in Peril'' (1935) * '' Uncle Bräsig'' (1936) * '' Wh ...

as Jochen Nüssler *

Jakob Tiedtke Jakob Karl Heinrich Wilhelm Tiedtke (23 June 1875 – 30 June 1960) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 190 films between 1914 and 1955. Selected filmography * '' The Pied Piper of Hamelin'' (1918) * '' The Doll'' (1919) * ' ...

as Pomuchelskopp *

Erich Fiedler Erich Fiedler (15 March 1901 – 19 May 1981) was a German film actor. He was the German dubbing voice of Robert Morley. Selected filmography * '' The Escape to Nice'' (1932) * ''Overnight Sensation'' (1932) * ''Marion, That's Not Nice'' (1933) ...

as Gottlieb *

Hans Brausewetter Hans Brausewetter (27 May 1899 – 29 April 1945) was a German stage and film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1922 and 1945. He appeared in the 1923 film '' The Treasure'', which was directed by Georg Wil ...

as Rudolf, Jungbauer * Hildegard Barko as Linning, Zwillingsschwester * Kristina Söderbaum as Minning, Zwillingsschwester *

Ursula Herking Ursula Herking (28 January 1912 – 17 November 1974) was a German film actress. She appeared in more than 130 films between 1933 and 1972. She was born in Dessau, Germany and died in Munich, West Germany. Selected filmography * ''Susanne ...

as Malchen * Babsi Schultz-Reckewell as Margaret, seine Tochter * Kurt Fischer-Fehling s Franz von Rambow *

Paul Westermeier Paul Westermeier (9 July 1892 – 17 October 1972) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * ''Wedding in the Eccentric Club'' (1917) * '' Agnes Arnau and Her Three Suitors'' (1918) * '' About the Son'' (1921) * '' Memoirs of a Film Act ...

as Rektor Baldrian * Magdalena Schmidt as Seine Frau *

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as Knecht * Dorothea Thiess as Seine Frau *

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as Slusohr, ein Gauner * Lena Haustein as Salchen *

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as Kaufmann Kurz * William Huch as Kammerrat von Rambow * Karl Junge-Swinburne as

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Robert Leffler Robert Leffler (9 January 1866 – 15 March 1940) was a German actor, film director and opera singer (bass). Selected filmography * '' The Haunted Castle'' (1921) * '' The Fear of Women'' (1921) * ''Rose of the Asphalt Streets'' (1922) * ''A D ...

as Sadenwasser * Klaus Pohl as Nachtwächter * Gustav Rickelt as Der Lehrer *

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as Frau Nüssler

References

Bibliography

* * Klaus, Ulrich J. ''Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1936''. Klaus-Archiv, 1988. *

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* 1936 films 1936 comedy films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Erich Waschneck Films based on German novels Films of Nazi Germany UFA GmbH films German black-and-white films Remakes of German films Sound film remakes of silent films Films set in the 19th century German historical comedy films 1930s historical comedy films 1930s German films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub

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