Hocuspocus (1930 film)

Hocuspocus (German: Hokuspokus) is a 1930 German comedy film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Lilian Harvey, Willy Fritsch, and Oskar Homolka.[1] It was an adaptation of the play Hokuspokus by Curt Goetz. A woman is put on trial for the murder of her husband only for him to turn up alive. An English-language version The Temporary Widow was made at the same time also directed by Ucicky and starring Laurence Olivier.[2]

Hocuspocus
Directed byGustav Ucicky
Produced byGünther Stapenhorst
Written by
Starring
Music by
CinematographyCarl Hoffmann
Production
company
Distributed byUFA
Release date
  • 11 July 1930 (1930-07-11)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. The film was shot at the Babelsberg Studios.

Main cast

References

Bibliography

  • Bergfelder, Tim; Cargnelli, Christian, eds. (2008). Destination London: German-Speaking Emigrés and British Cinema, 1925–1950. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-0-85745-019-7.
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