When the Cock Crows

When the Cock Crows
Directed byCarl Froelich
Written byAxel Eggebrecht
August Hinrichs
Based onWhen the Cock Crows by August Hinrichs
Produced byCarl Froelich
StarringHeinrich George
Hans Brausewetter
Marianne Hoppe
CinematographyReimar Kuntze
Edited byGustav Lohse
Music byHanson Milde-Meissner
Production
company
Carl Froelich-Film
Distributed byEuropa Film
Release date
  • 23 March 1936 (1936-03-23)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

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. It was shot at the National Studios in Berlin. 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

References

  1. ↑ Bock & Bergfelder p. 212
  2. ↑ Klaus p. 228–29

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