By a Nose (1949 film)
| By a Nose | |
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| Directed by | E.W. Emo |
| Written by | Bobby E. Lüthge Willy Prager |
| Produced by | Kurt Ulrich |
| Starring | Theo Lingen Hans Moser Sonja Ziemann |
| Cinematography | Kurt Schulz |
| Edited by | Hilde E. Grabow |
| Music by | Willy Schmidt-Gentner |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Herzog-Filmverleih |
Release date |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
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
- ^ Bock & Bergfelder p.289
- ^ "Um eine Nasenlänge". filmportal.de. Retrieved 2026-03-15.
- ^ 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.
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