''Weekend in Paradise'' ( or ) is a 1952 West German

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Kurt Hoffmann Kurt Hoffmann (12 November 1910 – 25 June 2001) was a German film director, the son of Carl Hoffmann. He directed 48 films between 1938 and 1971. He ran a production company Independent Film along with Heinz Angermeyer. His 1958 film ''W ...

and starring Paul Dahlke, Margaret Cargill and Christiane Jansen.Koebner p. 334 It was shot at the

Wandsbek Studios The Wandsbek Studios are film production and television studios located in Wandsbek, a district of the German city of Hamburg. The complex was established in 1948 when Real Film, set up the previous year, acquired a site in Wandsbek for construc ...

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and on location in

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and the

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. The film's sets were designed by the

art director Art director is a title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, live-action and animated film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...

Willi Herrmann Willi Herrmann (1893–1968) was a German art director. Selected filmography * '' Madness'' (1919) * '' Child on the Open Road'' (1919) * '' Jettatore'' (1919) * '' Humanity Unleashed'' (1920) * '' The Secrets of Berlin'' (1921) * '' The Mahara ...

and Heinrich Weidemann. It is a remake of the 1931 film of the same title.

Cast

* Paul Dahlke as Regierungsrat Dittjen * Margaret Cargill as Vicky Dittjen * Christiane Jansen as Olivia Dittjen *

Carola Höhn Carola Höhn (30 January 1910 – 8 November 2005) was a German actress. Selected filmography Film * '' The Weekend Bride'' (1928) * '' Don Juan in a Girls' School'' (1928) * '' From a Bachelor's Diary'' (1929) * '' Youthful Indiscretion'' (1929 ...

as Dr. Wilma Linde *

Carsta Löck Carsta Löck (28 December 1902 – 9 October 1993) was a German film actress. Life The daughter of a merchant grew up in Kiel and worked as a typographer. After training as an actor, she made her debut as Rosi in Hermann Sudermann's The Butterfl ...

as Adele Schild *

Walter Giller Walter Giller (23 August 1927 – 15 December 2011) was a German actor. He was very successful in the 1950s and 1960s, when he was often seen as a comedic leading man. One of his most successful and more serious roles was in ''Roses for the Pro ...

as Ewald Bach * Helmuth M. Backhaus as Conferencier * Stig Roland as Otto Giersdorf *

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 Leopold Jessner, who ...

as Limonadenschulze *

Hubert von Meyerinck Hubert "Hubsi" von Meyerinck (23 August 1896 – 13 May 1971) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 280 films between 1921 and 1970. Biography Meyerinck was born in Potsdam, Brandenburg, the son of Friedrich von Meyerinck (1858� ...

as Empfangschef * Karin Jacobsen as Die Blonde * Erich Ponto as Giersdorfs Onkel *

Hans Stiebner Hans Stiebner (19 November 1898 – 27 March 1958) was a German actor. Steibner was born in Vetschau, Germany as Hans Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Paul Stiebner. He died in 1958 in Baden-Baden, West Germany. Selected filmography * '' The Grand Duk ...

as August Badrian * Udo Baustian as Hubs

References

Bibliography

* Thomas Koebner. ''Filmregisseure: Biographien, Werkbeschreibungen, Filmographien''. Reclam, 2008.

External links

* 1952 films 1952 comedy films West German films German comedy films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Kurt Hoffmann Remakes of German films German films based on plays German black-and-white films 1950s German films Films shot at Wandsbek Studios Films scored by Hans-Martin Majewski German-language comedy films Films based on works by Franz Arnold Films based on works by Ernst Bach {{1950s-Germany-comedy-film-stub