Men Are That Way
Men Are That Way (German: Männer müssen so sein) is a 1939 German drama film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Hertha Feiler, Hans Söhnker and Hans Olden.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Willi Herrmann. It was remade by Rabenalt in Austria as Arena of Fear (1959).
| Men Are That Way | |
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| German | Männer müssen so sein |
| Directed by | Arthur Maria Rabenalt |
| Written by | Hans Joachim Beyer Peter Kirsten |
| Based on | Men Are That Way by Heinrich Seiler[1] |
| Produced by | Walter Tost |
| Starring | Hertha Feiler Hans Söhnker Hans Olden |
| Cinematography | Ewald Daub |
| Edited by | Helmuth Schönnenbeck |
| Music by | Michael Jary |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Terra Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Plot
An attractive female dance student becomes involved in the circus world, falls in love and takes it up professionally.
Cast
- Hertha Feiler as Beatrice Rasmussen
- Hans Söhnker as Ruda, Dompteur
- Hans Olden as Cameron, Kunstschütze
- Paul Hörbiger as Dody, Musik-Clown
... and in alphabetical order:
- Lída Baarová
- James Bachert as Negerjunge
- Günther Ballier as detective commissioner
- Walter Bechmann as Ein Freund Karl Rasmussens
- Kurt Bierbaum as Zirkusangestellter
- Fritz Böttger as Pinelli
- Elma Czell as Daisy, Trapezartistin
- Charlott Daudert as Frieda
- Jac Diehl as Zirkusangestellter
- Mia Elmenhorst as Program seller
- Max Harry Ernst as Circus employee
- Arthur Fritz Eugens as Willi - Dody's son
- Han Fongkeng as Tierwärter Shing
- Karl Harbacher as Humphrey
- Mohamed Husen as Ein Gast im Lokal
- Hilla Höfer as Ursula
- Victor Janson as Gerlach, Zirkus-Regisseur
- Käthe Jöken-König as Elsie Meyer, Friedas Zimmervermieterin
- Alfred Karen as Zuschauer bei Camerons letztem Auftritt
- Josef Keim as Kren, Zirkusdirektor
- Maria Loja as Kantinenwirtin
- Paul Luka as Raubtierwärter
- Günther Lüders as Franz
- Die Metropol Vocalisten as Singers
- Karl-Heinz Peters as Dr. Kramer, Zirkusarzt
- Ilse Petri as Direktions-Sekretärin
- Klaus Pohl as Karusselbesitzer
- Gustav Püttjer as Plakatverteiler
- Ferdinand Robert as Logengast
- Ernst G. Schiffner as Rolf Hinz
- Margarete Schön as Frau Petersen
- Hans Stiebner as Der spanische Zirkusartist mit der Clownnummer
- Egon Stief as Zuschauer bei Camerons letztem Auftritt
- Theo Stolzenberg as Direktor der Friedrichshallen
- Georg Tressler as student
- Albert Venohr as Kriminalkommissar
- Edith von Donat as ballerina
- Christine von Trümbach
- Fredy Walden as Zuschauer bei Camerons letztem Auftritt
- Hansi Wendler as ballerina
- Max Wilmsen as Wirt
- Eugen Wolff as Band Leader
- Erich Ziegel as Rasmussen, Beatrice's father
References
- Waldman, Harry (2008). Nazi Films in America, 1933-1942. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0786438617.
- Hake, Sabine (2009). Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim (eds.). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books. p. 216. doi:10.2307/j.ctt1x76dm6. ISBN 978-1571816559. JSTOR j.ctt1x76dm6. S2CID 252868046.
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