The Gasman Explained
| The Gasman |
| Director: | Carl Froelich |
| Producer: | Carl Froelich |
| Studio: | Tonfilmstudio Carl Froelich |
| Distributor: | UFA |
| Runtime: | 85 minutes |
| Country: | Germany |
The Gasman (German: '''Der Gasmann''') is a 1941 German comedy film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Heinz Rühmann, Anny Ondra and Walter Steinbeck.[1] It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin and premiered in the city's Gloria-Palast. The film's sets were designed by Walter Haag. It was made by Froelich's separate production unit, and distributed by the major studio UFA.
Cast
- Heinz Rühmann as Hermann Knittel
- Anny Ondra as Erika Knittel
- Walter Steinbeck as Herr - der nicht erkannt sein möchte
- Erika Helmke as Blondes Fräulein Lilott
- Will Dohm as Schwager Alfred
- Franz Weber as Judge
- Kurt Vespermann as Prosecutor
- Hans Leibelt as Defense lawyer
- Charlotte Susa as Schöne Zeugin
- Gisela Schlüter as Entzückende kleine Frau
- Herbert Bach as Kellner
- Luise Bethke-Zitzman as Knittels Nachbarin
- Paul Bildt as Nervenarzt Dr. Brauer
- Fritz Draeger as Mann im Zugabteil
- Paul Esser
- Hugo Froelich as Taxifahrer
- Wilhelm Große as Auskunftsbeamter
- Wolfgang Heise
- Bruno Hellwinkel as Polizeibeamter
- Otto Krieg-Helbig as Polizeibeamter
- Wilhelm P. Krüger as Flickschneider
- Walter Lieck as Bankdiener
- Manfred Meurer as Verdächtiger Jüngling
- Herta Neupert as Mopsgesicht
- Erik Radolf as Kriminalbeamter
- Marga Riffa as Beamtin der Sittenpolizei
- Rolf Rolphs as Polizeibeamter
- Max Rosenhauer
- Oscar Sabo as Pensionierter Schutzmann
- Ernst Stimmel as Bankdirektor
- Eleonore Tappert as Zimmervermieterin
- Eva Tinschmann as Frau Maschke
- Hans Ulrich as Bankangestellter
- Egon Vogel as Beamter für Verkehrsunfälle
- Ewald Wenck as Kriminalbeamter
- Hermine Ziegler as Frauenberaterin Janette Knoll
- Bruno Ziener as Vornehmer alter Herr
- Reinhard Kolldehoff as Polizeibeamter
- Kurt Seifert as Finanzbeamter
- Helmut Weiss as Romantischer Jüngling
Bibliography
- Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
Notes and References
- Bock & Bergfelder p. 347
