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Watch Hokuspokus full film here
Country: Germany
Language: German
Media: Black/White
Sound: Mono
Length: 83minutes
2276m
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This film is shot from April 24th to May 15th
1930 in the Ufa-Atelier, Neubabelsberg. The
outdoor Scenes are done at Werbellinsee.
On June 13th 1930, it is disallowed by the Censors for projection to
youthful audiences (document: B. 26164 Filmprüfstelle Berlin).
The premier
showing takes place
on July
11th 1930
in Berlin at the Gloria-Palast and on July
25th 1930 in Vienna at the Apollo-Theater.
A silent version of this film also exists with intermediary titles.
Two remakes, both by Kurt Hoffmann in West Germany ensue:
Hocuspocus
(1953) and Hokuspocus or: How do I make my Husband Disappear?
(Hokuspokus oder: Wie lasse ich meinen Mann
verschwinden? (1965/1966).
The story recounts how Kitty Kellermann, the widow of Paul
Kellermann an unsuccessful artist, appears in court charged
with drowning her husband during a boat ride.
Then, the fact comes out that she is three months pregnant, although her
husband already is dead since five months.
There upon, a certain Peter Bille, confesses to the murder. The case
appears to be solved, but Bille escapes from custody.
Finally, it is only after the Prosecutor, the Chief Judge and the
Defense Lawyer all accept an invitation from Kitty Kellermann that the
surprising truth actually comes out.
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Cast
Willy Fritsch
Lillian Harvey
Oskar Homolka
Gustav Gründgens
Otto Wallburg
Fritz Schmuck
Ferdinand von Alten
Harry Halm
Rudolf Biebrach
René Hubert
Kurt Lilien
Ruth Albu
Max Ehrlich
Paul Biensfeldt
Johannes Roth
Ernst Behmer
Erich Kestin
Adolf Schröder
Albert Karchow
Margarethe Schön
Wilhelm Bendow
Julius E. Hermann
Geza von Weiss
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...Peter Bille
...Kitty Kellermann
...Grandt, Chief Judge
...Dr. Wilke, Prosecutor
...Dr, Schüler, Defense
Lawyer
...Hartmann, 2nd Judge
...Lindborg, 3rd Judge
...Kolbe, District Attorney
...Morchen, Witness
(Boat Rental Agent)
...Loiret, Witness
(Fashion Designer)
...Kulicke, Witness (Hobo)
...Anny Sedal, Witness
(Chamber Maid)
...Kuhnen, Auctioneer
...John, Butler
...Master Tailor
...Older Court Assistant
...Younger Court Assistant
...Courtroom Guard
...Jury Foreman
...Jury Member
...Court Reporter
...Hungry Jury Member
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Directed by Gustav
Ucicky
Written
by
Karl Hartl &
Walter Reisch.
Based on a play by Curt Goetz
Cinematography by
Carl Hoffmann
Sound by
Gerhard Goldbaum
Stage sets built by Robert Herlth
& Walter Röhrig
Make-up
by Maria Jamitzky &
Emil Neumann
Music by
Robert Stolz &
Willy Schmidt-Gentner
Song
score by Walter Reisch
Production: Universum-Film AG,
Berlin (Ufa)
Produced
by Erich Pommer
Head of
Production
Günther Stapenhorst
Sound
Directed by
Erich von Neusser
Sound
System from Klangfilm
Original
Rental:
Universum-Filmverleih GmbH,
Berlin
Original
World Distribution:
Universum-Film AG, Berlin (Ufa)
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