Captain Bay-Bay Explained

Captain Bay-Bay
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Director:Helmut Käutner
Studio:Meteor-Film
Distributor:Allianz Filmverleih
Runtime:101 minutes
Country:West Germany
Language:German

Captain Bay-Bay (German: '''Käpt'n Bay-Bay''') is a 1953 West German musical comedy film directed by Helmut Käutner and starring Hans Albers, Bum Krüger and Lotte Koch.[1] It is in the style of an operetta film. It was shot at the Wiesbaden Studios and on location in Hamburg as well as Ischia and Naples in Italy. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Paul Markwitz and Fritz Maurischat.

Synopsis

On his wedding day a sea captain recounts his various adventures to his guests.

Cast

Notes and References

  1. Book: Davidson. John. Hake. Sabine. Framing the Fifties: Cinema in a Divided Germany. Berghahn Books. 2009. 185. 978-1-84545-536-1.