A Hoax | |
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Directed by | E. W. Emo |
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Cinematography | Bruno Mondi |
Edited by | Wolfgang Wehrum |
Music by | Viktor Corzilius |
Production company | Algefa Film |
Distributed by | Europa Film |
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Country | Germany |
Language | German |
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]
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.