The Switched Bride () is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Karel Lamac and starring Anny Ondra, Anton Walbrook and Fritz Odemar.Continuity and Crisis in German Cinema, 1928-1936. p.19 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Benno von Arent. A separate French-language version, , was also produced.
Plot Wealthy Virginia pays her lookalike Colly to serve a prison sentence in her place. When Colly is released, she sets her sights on Virginia's intended husband Charles, masquerading as the wealthier woman.
Cast Anny Ondra as Virginia Vanderloo / Colly Anton Walbrook as Charles Fritz Odemar as Bittner Otto Wernicke as Der Gefängnisdirektor Magda Lena O.E. Hasse Beppo Brem Josef Eichheim Otto Brüggemann
References
Bibliography Hales, Barbara, Petrescu, Mihaela and Weinstein, Valerie. Continuity and Crisis in German Cinema, 1928-1936. Boydell & Brewer, 2016. Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1934. Klaus-Archiv, 1988. Rentschler, Eric. The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife. Harvard University Press, 1996.
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