| Tomfoolery | |
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| Directed by | Willi Forst |
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| Produced by | Fritz Klotsch |
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| Cinematography | |
| Edited by | Hans Wolff |
| Music by | Peter Kreuder |
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| Distributed by | Tobis Film |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Tomfoolery (German: Allotria) is a 1936 German comedy film directed by Willi Forst and starring Renate Müller, Jenny Jugo and Anton Walbrook. [1] It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. [2] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Kurt Herlth and Werner Schlichting. It premiered at the Gloria-Palast in Berlin on 12 June 1936.
Synopsis
A pair of friends fall in love with the same woman, before realizing they are really in love with two other women. Racing to his romantic interest, one of the friends ( Heinz Rühmann) takes by chance part in the Monaco Grand Prix.
Reception
Joseph Goebbels remarked: "Quite energetic and lively. But it's overdone and therefore not totally satisfying. Less would be more." (original: „Sehr flott und mit viel Tempo. Aber übertrieben an Effekten, und darum nicht ganz befriedigend. Weniger wäre mehr.“)
Cast
- Renate Müller as Viola
- Jenny Jugo as Gaby
- Anton Walbrook as Philip
- Heinz Rühmann as David
- Hilde Hildebrand as Aimée
- Heinz Salfner as Gabys Vater
- Will Dohm as Theodor
- Norma Wellhoff as Stewardess
- F.W. Schröder-Schrom as Schiffspassagier an Violas Tisch
- Julia Serda as Schiffspassagierin an Violas Tisch
- Toni Tetzlaff as Mädchen bei Gaby
- Ingeborg Peter as Gabys Freundin
- Erich Dunskus as Zollbeamter
- Alfred Karen as Schiffspassagier bei der Überfahrt
- Ferdinand Robert as Schiffspassagier bei der Überfahrt
- Günther Vogdt as Schlagersänger der Schiffkapelle
- Margarethe von Ledebur as Angestellte im Schönheitssalon
- Fritz Draeger as Assistant des Rundfunkreporters
- Gretel von Schrabich as Angestellte im Modesalon
- Werner Bernhardy as Barman bei der Modeschau
- Gustav Mahncke as Gast bei der Modeschau (as Gustav Mahnke)
- Lieselotte Aureden as Gast bei der Modeschau
- André Saint-Germain as Französischer Rundfunkreporter
- Theodor Thony as Französischer Rennbahnhelfer
References
Bibliography
- Hake, Sabine. Popular Cinema of the Third Reich. University of Texas Press, 2001.
- Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1936. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.
External links
- Tomfoolery at IMDb
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- 1936 films
- Films of Nazi Germany
- German comedy films
- German black-and-white films
- 1936 comedy films
- 1930s German-language films
- Films directed by Willi Forst
- Cine-Allianz films
- Tobis Film films
- Seafaring films
- 1930s German films
- Films shot at Johannisthal Studios
- Films scored by Peter Kreuder
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