A Hoax
Directed byE. W. Emo
Written by
Starring
CinematographyBruno Mondi
Edited byWolfgang Wehrum
Music byViktor Corzilius
Production
company
Algefa Film
Distributed byEuropa Film
Release date
  • 4 September 1936 (1936-09-04)
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

A Hoax (German: Schabernack) is a 1936 German comedy film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Paul Hörbiger, Trude Marlen, and Hans Moser.[1] It was shot at the National Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle.[2]

Synopsis

A hotel is financially struggling until the nearby lunatic asylum is forced to close following a fire and all the patients move into her premises. Confusion arises when a new hotel guest arrives only to be mistaken for a lunatic.

Main cast

References

  1. ^ Bock & Bergfelder, p. 327.
  2. ^ Klaus p.177

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