Captain Craddock
{{Short description|1931 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Captain Craddock
| image =File:Captain Craddock.jpg
| caption =
| director = {{ubl|Max de Vaucorbeil|Hanns Schwarz}}
| producer = Erich Pommer
| writer = {{ubl|Rowland V. Lee|Hans Müller|Fritz Reck-Malleczewen (novel)|Franz Schulz}}
| starring = {{ubl|Jean Murat|Käthe von Nagy|Charles Redgie}}
| music = Werner R. Heymann
| cinematography = {{ubl|Konstantin Irmen-Tschet|Günther Rittau}}
| editing =
| studio = UFA
| distributor = L'Alliance Cinématographique Européenne
| released = {{Film date|1931|12|04|df=yes}}
| runtime = 87 minutes
| country = Germany
| language = French
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Captain Craddock ({{langx|fr|Le capitaine Craddock}}) is a 1931 German French-language musical comedy film directed by Max de Vaucorbeil and Hanns Schwarz and starring Jean Murat, Käthe von Nagy and Charles Redgie.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090207031920/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/60591 BFI.org] It is a French-language version of the 1931 German film Bombs on Monte Carlo. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios of UFA in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Kettelhut. It is sometimes known as Bombe Sur Monte Carlo.
Cast
- Jean Murat as Le capitaine Craddock
- Käthe von Nagy as La reine Yola
- Charles Redgie as Pierre
- Alice Tissot as Isabelle
- Sinoël as Le consul
- Rachel Devirys as Diane
- Paul Ollivier as Le directeur du casino
- Lucien Callamand as Brégaillon
- Nicolas Redelsperger as Le ministre des finances
- Comedian Harmonists as Themselves
Cultural references
According to Philippe Goddin, author of Hergé - Chronologie d'une oeuvre{{citation needed|date=March 2016}}, the name of Tintin's character Captain Haddock is inspired by this film.
In The Crab with the Golden Claws, Haddock sings one of the film songs, Les gars de la Marine.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0165131}}
{{Hanns Schwarz}}
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Category:1931 musical comedy films
Category:German musical comedy films
Category:Films of the Weimar Republic
Category:1930s French-language films
Category:Films directed by Hanns Schwarz
Category:Films directed by Max de Vaucorbeil
Category:German multilingual films
Category:Films set in the Mediterranean Sea
Category:Films based on German novels
Category:German black-and-white films
Category:Films produced by Erich Pommer
Category:Films with screenplays by Franz Schulz
Category:1931 multilingual films
Category:Films shot at Babelsberg Studios
Category:Films scored by Werner R. Heymann
Category:French-language musical comedy films
Category:Films based on works by Friedrich Reck-Malleczewen
Category:French-language German films
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