Capers_(1937_film)

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Capers (1937 film)

1937 film

Capers (German: Capriolen) is a 1937 German comedy film directed by and starring Gustaf Gründgens and also featuring Marianne Hoppe, Fita Benkhoff and Volker von Collande.[1][2] It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin.[3] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Kurt Herlth and Werner Schlichting. It was produced and released by Terra Film while international distribution was handled by Tobis Film.

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Synopsis

Celebrated journalist Jack Warren is tired of interviewing self-regarding famous woman. When he encounters the actress Dorothy Hopkins, he mistakes her for the famous aviatrix Mabel Atkinson and in turn mistakes the real Mabel for somebody else.

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References

  1. [1]
    Hake p.83
  2. [2]
    Bock & Bergfelder p.212
  3. [3]
    Loacker p.625

Bibliography

  • Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
  • Hake, Sabine. German National Cinema. Routledge, 2002.
  • Loacker, Armin. Willi Forst: ein Filmstil aus Wien. Filmarchiv Austria, 2003.
  • Rentschler, Eric. The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife. Harvard University Press, 1996.


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