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Women Are Better Diplomats (1941)

Genre : Romance, Music, Comedy, History

Runtime : 1H 33M

Director : Georg Jacoby

Synopsis

A seductive dancer (Marika Rökk) helps her uncle to fight against the closing of his casino. Through her feminine charm she achieves diplomatic success.

Actors

Marika Rökk
Marika Rökk
Marie-Luise Pally
Willy Fritsch
Willy Fritsch
Rittmeister von Karstein
Aribert Wäscher
Aribert Wäscher
Landgraf
Hans Leibelt
Hans Leibelt
Geheimrat Berger
Georg Alexander
Georg Alexander
Viktor Sugorsky
Ursula Herking
Ursula Herking
Mariechen
Leo Peukert
Leo Peukert
Bürgermeister von Homburg
Erika von Thellmann
Erika von Thellmann
Frau des Bürgermeisters
Herbert Hübner
Herbert Hübner
Dr. Schuster
Rudolf Carl
Rudolf Carl
Karsteins Bursche Karl
Herbert Weißbach
Herbert Weißbach
Kassierer im Casino
Franz Arzdorf
Franz Arzdorf
Croupier
Walter Bechmann
Walter Bechmann
Lamberts Diener
Erwin Biegel
Erwin Biegel
Sekretär der Einquartierung
Carl Kuhlmann
Carl Kuhlmann
Inge Landgut
Inge Landgut
Erich Fiedler
Erich Fiedler
Ewald Wenck
Ewald Wenck
Edith Oss
Edith Oss
Carl Günther
Carl Günther
Erwin Biegel
Erwin Biegel
Egon Brosig
Egon Brosig

Crews

Georg Jacoby
Georg Jacoby
Director
Karl Georg Külb
Karl Georg Külb
Writer
Gustav Kampendonk
Gustav Kampendonk
Writer
Konstantin Irmen-Tschet
Konstantin Irmen-Tschet
Cinematography
Alexander von Lagorio
Alexander von Lagorio
Cinematography
Erich Kobler
Erich Kobler
Editor
Margarete Noell
Margarete Noell
Editor
Franz Grothe
Franz Grothe
Music
Max Pfeiffer
Max Pfeiffer
Producer

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