When the Cock Crows
{{short description|1936 film}}
{{Infobox film
| name =When the Cock Crows
| image =File:When the Cock Crows.jpg
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| director =Carl Froelich
| producer =Carl Froelich
| based_on = When the Cock Crows by August Hinrichs
| writer = Axel Eggebrecht
August Hinrichs
| narrator =
| starring =Heinrich George
Hans Brausewetter
Marianne Hoppe
| music = Hanson Milde-Meissner
| cinematography = Reimar Kuntze
| editing = Gustav Lohse
| studio = Carl Froelich-Film
| distributor = Europa Film
| released ={{Film date|1936|03|23|df=yes}}
| runtime = 90 minutes
| country = Germany
| language = German
| budget =
| gross =
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When the Cock Crows (German: Wenn der Hahn kräht) is a 1936 German comedy film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Heinrich George, Hans Brausewetter and Marianne Hoppe.Bock & Bergfelder p.212 It was shot at the National Studios in Berlin.Klaus p.228-29 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Walter Haag and Franz Schroedter. It is based on a folk play of the same title by August Hinrichs.
Synopsis
Lena, the daughter of the grouchy mayor in a rural village in Northern Germany, is in love with Peter, a young veterinarian. However, her parents are against the match as she has already been promised to another man who is due to inherit a farm. He is in turn courted by Marie, a woman who has recently arrived in the area.
Cast
- Heinrich George as Jan Kreyenborg, Gemeindevorsteher
- Hans Brausewetter as Peter Renken, Tierarzt
- Marianne Hoppe as Marie
- Claire Reigbert as Gesine Kreyenborg
- Hildegard Barko as Lena Kreyenborg
- Carsta Löck as Stine
- Fritz Hoopts as Willem Tameling, Knecht
- Wilhelm P. Krüger as Jochen Witt, Schneider
- Karl John as Piepers Gustav
- Ernst Waldow as Kröger, Amtshauptmann
- Hugo Froelich as Stindt, Wachtmeister
- Paul Luka as Peter Witt, Viehhändler
- Paul Rehkopf as Dorfarzt
- Maria Seidler as Frau des Dorfarztes
- Eugenie Dengler as Mädchen an der Kirmesbude
References
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Bibliography
- Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
- Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1936. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0028489}}
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Category:Films of Nazi Germany
Category:1930s German-language films
Category:Films directed by Carl Froelich
Category:German films based on plays
Category:Films about veterinarians
Category:Films scored by Hanson Milde-Meissner
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