| The Switched Bride | |
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| Directed by | Karel Lamac |
| Written by |
Henry Koster Peter Ort Hans H. Zerlett |
| Produced by | Artur Hohenberg Karel Lamac Anny Ondra |
| Starring |
Anny Ondra Anton Walbrook Fritz Odemar |
| Cinematography |
Otto Heller Otto Martini |
| Edited by | Ella Ensink |
| Music by | Leo Leux |
Production company | Ondra-Lamac-Film |
| Distributed by | Bavaria Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
The Switched Bride (German: Die vertauschte Braut) is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Karel Lamac and starring Anny Ondra, Anton Walbrook and Fritz Odemar. [1] It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Benno von Arent. A separate French-language version L'amour en cage was also produced.
Synopsis
When the wealthy Virginia is arrested she pays her lookalike Colly to go to prison in her place. When she is released Colly sets her sights on Virginia's intended husband Charles, while masquerading as the wealthier woman.
Cast
- Anny Ondra as Virginia Vanderloo / Colly
- Anton Walbrook as Charles
- Fritz Odemar as Bittner
- Otto Wernicke as Der Gefängnisdirektor
- Magda Lena
- O.E. Hasse
- Beppo Brem
- Josef Eichheim
- Otto Brüggemann
References
- ^ Continuity and Crisis in German Cinema, 1928-1936. p.19
Bibliography
- Hales, Barbara, Petrescu, Mihaela and Weinstein, Valerie. Continuity and Crisis in German Cinema, 1928-1936. Boydell & Brewer, 2016.
- Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1934. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.
- Rentschler, Eric. The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife. Harvard University Press, 1996.
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