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Seven Years Hard Luck
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Wikipedia article
'Seven Years Hard Luck' is a 1940 German romantic comedy film directed by Ernst Marischka and starring Hans Moser, Ida Wst and Olly Holzmann.Von Dassanowsky p. 101
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Ledersteger and Heinrich Richter. The film was produced by the independent company Styria-Film in German-controlled Austria. It was followed by a sequel 'Seven Years of Good Luck' in 1942.
Synopsis
After breaking a mirror, a writer is convinced he will have seven years' bad luck. This complicates his romantic aspirations.
Cast
* Hans Moser as Dr. Teisinger
* Ida Wst as Frau Teisinger
* Olly Holzmann as Gertie
* Ida Turay as Lilly
* Wolf Albach-Retty as Heinz Kersten
* Theo Lingen as Paul, Kerstens Diener
* Oskar Sima as Poppelbaum
* Alfred Neugebauer as Lillys Chef
* Robert Valberg as Standesbeamter
* Oskar Wegrostek as Dicker Mann
* Lina Frank as Wirtschafterin bei Dr. Teisinger
* Eugen Guenther as Freund von Dr. Teisinger
* Pepi Glckner-Kramer as Frau mit dem kranken Kanarienvogel
* Johannes Roth as Beamter der Korrespondenzabteilung
References
Bibliography
* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. 'The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema'. Berghahn Books, 2009.
* Robert Von Dassanowsky. 'Austrian Cinema'. McFarland & Co, 2005.
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