The Unsuspecting Angel
1936 film by Franz Seitz Sr.
The Unsuspecting Angel (German: Der ahnungslose Engel) is a 1936 German comedy crime film directed by Franz Seitz and starring Joe Stöckel, Lucie Englisch and Franz Nicklisch. It was shot at the Munich Studios of Bavaria Film and on location in the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Seefelder.
Cast
Joe Stöckel as Hörl, Grenzoberaufseher
Lucie Englisch as Jozi
Franz Nicklisch as Hans Markwart, Grenzaufseher
Erika Glässner as Frau Bergmann, Wirtin vom Hirschenstand
Otto Fassler as Stefan Meser
Josef Eichheim as Onkelchen
Erna Fentsch as Manja
Jola Jobst as Steffi
O. E. Hasse as Kornitzki
Arnulf Schröder as Babitz
Elisabeth Flickenschildt as Lotte Grün
Richard Häussler
Ludwig Schmitz
Justus Paris as Heuer
Herta Schwarz as Paula
Liane Kopf as Frau Guggemoos
Michl Lang as Loidl
Ludwig Ten Cloot
Thea Aichbichler
Franz Kronach
Erika Stauffenberg
Lydia Schulenburg
References
Bibliography
Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
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