Holiday From Myself (1934 film)
Holiday From Myself (German: Ferien vom Ich) is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Hermann Speelmans, Carola Höhn, and Georg H. Schnell.[1]
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.jpg.webp) Speelmans as the American businessman (centre) enjoying his escape from a hectic life. | |
| Directed by | Hans Deppe |
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| Music by | Marc Roland |
| Cinematography | Hugo von Kaweczynski |
| Edited by | Paul May |
Production company | Olf Fjord-Film |
| Distributed by | UFA |
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| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Willi Herrmann and Hans Kuhnert. It was partly shot on location in Lower Saxony. Deppe himself directed a remake of the film in 1952.
Synopsis
A stressed American millionaire is advised by his Doctor to take a rest cure in the German countryside. The tycoon is so impressed that he buys an estate and turns it into a resort where other businessmen can take holidays from their normal lives. In the process he falls in love with the estate's former owner.
Cast
- Hermann Speelmans as Georges B. Steffenson, amerik. Großindustrieller
- Carola Höhn as Eva von Dornberg
- Georg H. Schnell as Dr. Hartung, Arzt
- Hans Zesch-Ballot as John Stone, Generalsekretär bei Steffenson
- Ewald Wenck as Lehmann, Faktotum des Ferienheimes
- Hans Adalbert Schlettow as Barthel, Gutsinspektor
- Gina Falckenberg as Doris, John Stones Schwester
- Walter Steinbeck as Eberhardt Kreutzer, Direktor
- Fritz Genschow as Erich Bürger, Büroangestellter
- Cilly Feindt as Elisabeth Schuhmacher
- Paul Henckels as Hein Stumpe, Justizrat
- Werner Finck as Ottokar Geldern
- Eduard Wesener as Robert Braun
- Ernst Behmer as August Stempel, Kanzleisekretär
- Else Reval as Klärchen, seine Frau
- Vilma Bekendorf
- Hermann Braun
- Richard Handwerk
- Resi Langer
- Karin Luesebrink
- Marianne Mewes
- Carl Walther Meyer
- Gerti Ober
- Friedrich Franz Stampe
- Hans Stiebner
References
- Bock & Bergfelder p. 193
Bibliography
- Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.
External links
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