By a Nose (1949 film)

By a Nose
Directed byE.W. Emo
Written byBobby E. Lüthge
Willy Prager
Produced byKurt Ulrich
StarringTheo Lingen
Hans Moser
Sonja Ziemann
CinematographyKurt Schulz
Edited byHilde E. Grabow
Music byWilly Schmidt-Gentner
Production
company
Distributed byHerzog-Filmverleih
Release date
  • 25 October 1949 (1949-10-25)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

By a Nose (German: Um eine Nasenlänge) is a 1949 West German sports comedy film directed by E.W. Emo and starring Theo Lingen, Hans Moser and Sonja Ziemann.[1] It was shot at the Göttingen Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Ledersteger and Ernst Richter.[2] It is a remake of the 1931 film of the same title directed by Johannes Guter during the Weimar era.[3]

Synopsis

Newspaper deliveryman Felix meets the attractive Anni and to impress her pretends that he is actually Willy Lohmeyer a friend of his who is a celebrated six day bicycle racer. Unbeknownst to him Anni is herself pretending to be a top dancer. To maintain his pretence he hangs around the stadium, but when Willy is injured he takes over during the race and "wins by a nose".

Cast

  • Theo Lingen as Felix Rabe, Zeitungsfahrer
  • Hans Moser as Josef Eibetzeder, Manager
  • Sonja Ziemann as Anni Klingebeil
  • Rudolf Prack as Willy Lohmeyer, berühmter 6-Tage Rennfahrer
  • Ilse Petri as Lilly Mertens, Tänzerin
  • Kurt Seifert as Teddy, Barbesitzer
  • Trude Hesterberg as Therese, seine Gattin
  • Georg Thomalla as Max, Mixer in der Kolibri-Bar
  • Martha Hübner as Frau Klingebeil, Portiersfrau
  • Liesl Karlstadt as Frau Schmidt, Inhaberin eines Zeitungskiosks
  • Gerlach Fiedler as Rundfunkreporter
  • Hans Richter as Sperling, Rennbahnbesucher
  • Gerrit Boyen as 6-Tage-Rennfahrer aus Holland, himself
  • Arie Vooren as 6-Tage- Rennfahrer aus Holland, himself
  • Fernando Terruzzi as 6-Tage-Rennfahrer aus Italien, himself
  • Severino Rigoni as 6-Tage-Rennfahrer aus Italien, himself
  • Rudi Mirke as 6-Tage-Rennfahrer aus Deutschland, himself
  • Hans Preiskeit as 6-Tage-Rennfahrer aus Deutschland, himself
  • Georg Singer as 6-Tage-Rennfahrer aus Deutschland, himself
  • Gebrüder Hörmann as Themselves
  • Sepp Kohlbeck as 6-Tage-Rennfahrer aus Deutschland, himself
  • Hans Kaune as 6-Tage-Rennfahrer aus Deutchland, himself

References

  1. ^ Bock & Bergfelder p.289
  2. ^ "Um eine Nasenlänge". filmportal.de. Retrieved 2026-03-15.
  3. ^ Frank p.152

Bibliography

  • Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
  • Frank, Stefanie Mathilde. Wiedersehen im Wirtschaftswunder: Remakes von Filmen aus der Zeit des Nationalsozialismus in der Bundesrepublik 1949–1963. V&R Unipress, 2017.