The Night Without Pause

The Night Without Pause (German: Die Nacht ohne Pause) is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Andrew Marton and Franz Wenzler and starring Sig Arno, Camilla Horn and Max Adalbert. It was made by the German subsidiary of Universal Pictures in partnership with Tobis Film. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by Fritz Maurischat and Gabriel Pellon. It is based on a popular stage farce by Ernst Bach and Franz Arnold, and was remade in 1952.

The Night Without Pause
Directed by	Andrew Marton Franz Wenzler
Written by	Franz Arnold (play) Ernst Bach (play) Bobby E. Lüthge Willy Prager
Produced by	Joe Pasternak
Starring	Sig Arno Camilla Horn Max Adalbert
Cinematography	Károly Vass
Edited by	Wolfgang Becker
Music by	Otto Stransky
Production companies	Deutsche Universal-Film Tobis Film
Distributed by	Deutsche Universal-Film
Release date	22 December 1931 (1931-12-22)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Synopsis

When his wife becomes suspicious that he is having an affair after discovering incriminating evidence, Julius Seipold manages to convince her that it is his innocuous assistant Max who is having a relationship. He invents a wild backstory about Max, which in turn fascinates the Julius Seipold's daughter Gertie.

Cast

• Sig Arno as Max Stieglitz
• Camilla Horn as Letta Larbo
• Max Adalbert as Julius Seipold
• Ida Wüst as Regine Seipold
• Ilse Korseck as Gertie Seipold
• Paul Richter as Walter Reimann, Filmregisseur
• Willy Stettner as Heinz Fellner
• Annemarie Hase as Anna, Dienstmädchen
• Walter Steiner as Kinodirektor
• Karl Harbacher as Friseur
• Hans Richter as Piccolo
• Gustl Gstettenbaur as Bürolehrling bei Stieglitz

Bibliography

• Waldman, Harry (2008). Nazi Films in America, 1933–1942. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3861-7.

External links

• The Night Without Pause at IMDb