Ten on Every Finger (German: An jedem Finger zehn) is a 1954 West German musical comedy film directed by Erik Ode and starring Germaine Damar, Erich Auer and Loni Heuser.[1] It was shot at the Spandau Studios in West Berlin and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Kuhnert and Theo Zwierski. A musical revue film, it features many top entertainers of the era. It marked the penultimate screen appearance of American performer Josephine Baker.
| Ten on Every Finger | |
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| Directed by | Erik Ode |
| Written by | Joachim Wedekind Per Schwenzen Hans Jacoby Sarett Tobias |
| Produced by | Peter Schaeffers |
| Starring | Germaine Damar Erich Auer Loni Heuser |
| Cinematography | Ekkehard Kyrath |
| Edited by | Walter Wischniewsky |
| Music by | Bobby Callazo José Carbo Menendez |
Production company | Melodie Film |
| Distributed by | Herzog-Filmverleih |
Release date |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
Cast
edit- Germaine Damar as Margit Rameau
- Erich Auer as Bert Martin
- Loni Heuser as Loni
- Walter Giller as Fips Kluger
- Bibi Johns as Biggy Nilsson
- Walter Gross as Kontrabassist Franz Hempel
- Werner Fuetterer as Gregor Bruchsal
- Detlev Lais as Self
- Kenneth Spencer as Okay
- Hubert von Meyerinck as Direktor des Lido
- Werner Kroll as Pensionswirt Kroll
- Cornelia Froboess as Cornelia
- Hans Albers as Self
- Mona Baptiste as Self
- Macky Kaspar as Trompeter Macky
- Josephine Baker as Josephine Baker
- Isa Günther as Frau im Publikum
- Jutta Günther as Frau im Publikum
- Ruth Stephan as Hans Albers' Sketchpartnerin
- Dina Gralla as Garderobiere Emma
- Claus Christofolini as Tänzer
- Helmut Zacharias as Self
- Rudolf Schock as Self
- William Webster Bailey as Mad Bishop
- Franz-Otto Krüger as Postbeamter
- Sunshine Quartett as Self
- Das Cornell-Trio a Self
References
edit- ^ Bock & Bergfelder p.136
Bibliography
edit- Bock, Hans-Michael and Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
- Lowe, Denise. An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films: 1895-1930.
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