The Spendthrift (1953 film)

1953 film by Leopold Hainisch

The Spendthrift (German: Der Verschwender) is a 1953 Austrian historical musical film directed by Leopold Hainisch and starring Attila Hörbiger, Josef Meinrad and Maria Andergast.^[1] It is an adaptation of Ferdinand Raimund's play of the same name.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Gustav Abel. It was shot in Gevacolor.

Cast

• Attila Hörbiger as Julius von Flottwell & Der Bettler
• Josef Meinrad as Valentin, Bedienter
• Maria Andergast as Rosa, Kammermädchen
• Heinz Moog as Wolf, Kammerdiener
• Fred Hennings as Präsident von Klugheim
• Senta Wengraf as Amalie, seine Tochter
• Erwin Strahl as Baron Flitterstein
• Felix Steinboeck as Chevalier Dumont
• Ernst Nadherny as Herr von Pralling
• Maria Eis as Frau von Pralling
• Viktor Braun
• Traute Eschelmüller
• Hugo Gottschlich
• Gerhard Kittler
• Maria Loja
• Ferdinand Mayerhofer
• Alfred Neugebauer
• Wilhelm Schmidt
• Emmerich Schrenk
• Eva Sylt
• Eduard Volters
• Rosa Albach-Retty
• Hanni Schall as Fairy Cheristane
• Fritz Berger
• Oskar Deleglise
• Fritz Imhoff
• Friedrich Bergar

References

1. Fritsche p.246

Bibliography

• Fritsche, Maria. Homemade Men in Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity. Berghahn Books, 2013.

External links

• The Spendthrift at IMDb