The Double Husband

The Double Husband (German: Der doppelte Ehemann) is a 1955 West German comedy film directed by Ferdinand Dörfler and starring Joe Stöckel, Grethe Weiser and Ingrid Pan. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich.

The Double Husband
Directed by	Ferdinand Dörfler
Written by	Rolf Dortenwald
Produced by	Ferdinand Dörfler
Starring	Joe Stöckel Grethe Weiser Ingrid Pan
Cinematography	Erich Claunigk
Edited by	Jutta Hering
Music by	Peter Igelhoff
Production company	Dörfler-Filmproduktion
Distributed by	Deutsche Film Hansa
Release date	14 July 1955 (1955-07-14)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

Synopsis

Grethe Koblanck and her husband own a successful fur fashion house in Munich. However, she suspects of him of flirting with younger women including the South American Dolores. She employs a hidden camera to keep an eye on him, but discovering this he gets a doppelganger to take his place. Things go wrong when it turns out his double also has an interest in attractive women.

Cast

• Joe Stöckel as Otto Koblanck / August Schmitt
• Grethe Weiser as Grethe Koblanck
• Ingrid Pan as Inge Koblanck
• Peer Schmidt as Heinz Krämer
• Georg Lehn as Fritz Schneider
• Ingeborg Cornelius as Dolores Gonzales
• Oliver Hassencamp as Fernando Gonzales
• Ingrid Lutz as Barsängerin Kitty
• Erika von Thellmann as Klothilde Kümmerling, Directrice
• Ellen Hille as Klara Berger
• Alfred Schrempf as Paul - ihr Zwilling
• Christine Koschkar as Linchen - ihr Zwilling
• Carla Hagen as Anna, Mädchen
• Joseph Offenbach as Gerichtsvollzieher
• Wastl Witt as Taxichauffeur
• Elise Aulinger as Fürsorgebeamtin
• Eduard Linkers as Bachwitz
• Werner Lieven as Hotelportier
• Leo Siedler as Hotelmanager

Bibliography

• Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

• The Double Husband at IMDb