The Leghorn Hat () is a 1939 German period comedy film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Heinz Rühmann, Herti Kirchner and Christl Mardayn. 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.Waldman p.251
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.
Cast 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
References
Bibliography Waldman, Harry. Nazi Films in America, 1933-1942. McFarland, 2008.
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