The Unknown Guest (1931 film)

The Unknown Guest
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Directed by	E.W. Emo
Produced by	Max Glass Kurt Reichmann
Written by	Curt J. Braun Walter Jonas
Starring	S.Z. Sakall Lucie Englisch Kurt Vespermann
Music by	Will Meisel
Cinematography	Willy Winterstein
Production company	Max Glass Filmproduktion
Distributed by	Kristall-Film
Release dates	30 December 1931
Running time	83 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

The Unknown Guest (German: Der unbekannte Gast) is a 1931 German comedy film directed by E.W. Emo and starring S.Z. Sakall, Lucie Englisch and Kurt Vespermann. It was shot at the Halensee Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernö Metzner. It was given an American release in 1935.

Synopsis

When her master and mistress are away, a chambermaid pretends to be the owner of the house where her father visits as he is unaware of her status as a servant.

Cast

• S.Z. Sakall as Leopold Kuhlmann
• Lucie Englisch as Lucie, his daughter
• Kurt Vespermann as Harry Müller
• Annie Markart as Olly, his wife
• Hilde Hildebrand as Ita Hanna
• Senta Söneland as Frau Steinmann
• Hans Brausewetter as Fritz Müller, chauffeur
• Oskar Sima as Jean Diener

Bibliography

• Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1931. Klaus-Archiv, 2006. (Possibly? )
• Waldman, Harry. Nazi Films in America, 1933–1942. McFarland, 2008. (Possibly? )

External links

• The Unknown Guest at IMDb