When the Cock Crows
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| Directed by | Carl Froelich |
| Written by | Axel Eggebrecht August Hinrichs |
| Based on | When the Cock Crows by August Hinrichs |
| Produced by | Carl Froelich |
| Starring | Heinrich George Hans Brausewetter Marianne Hoppe |
| Cinematography | Reimar Kuntze |
| Edited by | Gustav Lohse |
| Music by | Hanson Milde-Meissner |
Production company | Carl Froelich-Film |
| Distributed by | Europa Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
When the Cock Crows (German: Wenn der Hahn kräht) is a 1936 German comedy film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Heinrich George, Hans Brausewetter and Marianne Hoppe.[1] It was shot at the National Studios in Berlin.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Walter Haag and Franz Schroedter. It is based on a folk play of the same title by August Hinrichs.
Synopsis
In a rural village in Northern Germany Lena the daughter of the grouchy mayor is in love with Peter a young veterinarian. However her parents are against the match as she has already been promised to another man who is due to inherit a farm. He is in turn courted by Marie, a woman who has recently arrived in the area.
Cast
- Heinrich George as Jan Kreyenborg, Gemeindevorsteher
- Hans Brausewetter as Peter Renken, Tierarzt
- Marianne Hoppe as Marie
- Claire Reigbert as Gesine Kreyenborg
- Hildegard Barko as Lena Kreyenborg
- Carsta Löck as Stine
- Fritz Hoopts as Willem Tameling, Knecht
- Wilhelm P. Krüger as Jochen Witt, Schneider
- Karl John as Piepers Gustav
- Ernst Waldow as Kröger, Amtshauptmann
- Hugo Froelich as Stindt, Wachtmeister
- Paul Luka as Peter Witt, Viehhändler
- Paul Rehkopf as Dorfarzt
- Maria Seidler as Frau des Dorfarztes
- Eugenie Dengler as Mädchen an der Kirmesbude
References
Bibliography
- Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
- Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1936. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.
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