The Leghorn Hat
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Directed byWolfgang Liebeneiner
Written byHorst Budjuhn
Bernd Hofmann
Bernd Hofmann
Based onThe Italian Straw Hat
by Eugène Labiche
by Eugène Labiche
Produced byHeinz Rühmann
| The Leghorn Hat | |
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| Directed by | Wolfgang Liebeneiner |
| Written by | Horst Budjuhn Bernd Hofmann |
| Based on | The Italian Straw Hat by Eugène Labiche |
| Produced by | Heinz Rühmann |
| Starring | Heinz Rühmann Herti Kirchner Christl Mardayn |
| Cinematography | Carl Hoffmann Karl Löb |
| Edited by | Gottlieb Madl |
| Music by | Michael Jary |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Terra Film |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
The Leghorn Hat (German: Der Florentiner Hut) is a 1939 German period comedy film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Heinz Rühmann, Herti Kirchner and Christl Mardayn.[1] It is based on the 1851 play The Italian Straw Hat written by Eugène Labiche, which has been adapted for the screen on several occasions.[2]
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Sohnle and Wilhelm Vorwerg. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. It premiered in Magdeburg on 4 April before opening at the Gloria-Palast in the capital on 18 April.
- Heinz Rühmann as Theo Farina
- Herti Kirchner as Helene Barbock, seine Braut
- Christl Mardayn as Baronin Pamela v. Sarabant
- Paul Henckels as Baron Bubi v. Sarabant
- Victor Janson as Barbock
- Hannsgeorg Laubenthal as Leutnant Emil v. Parade
- Karel Štěpánek as Felix
- Gerda Maria Terno as Virginia
- Helmut Weiss as Bobby
- Hans Hermann Schaufuß as Onkel Florian
- Hubert von Meyerinck as Rosalba
- Elsa Wagner as Baronin Champigny
- Alexa von Porembsky as Clara
- Edith Meinhard as Zofe bei Baronin Champigny
- Paul Bildt as 1.Beamter
- Franz Weber as 2. Beamter
- Leopold von Ledebur as Zürus
- Bruno Fritz as Leierkastenmann
- Ernst Legal as Dienstmann
- Käthe Kamossa as Tante Walpurga
