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.Bock & Bergfelder p.289 It was shot at the Göttingen Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Ledersteger and Ernst Richter. It is a remake of the 1931 film of the same title directed by Johannes Guter during the Weimar era.Frank p.152
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
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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