The Sweet Life of Count Bobby
1962 film
| The Sweet Life of Count Bobby | |
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| German | Das süsse Leben des Grafen Bobby |
| Directed by | Géza von Cziffra |
| Written by | Géza von Cziffra |
| Produced by | Herbert Gruber Karl Schwetter |
| Starring | Peter Alexander Ingeborg Schöner Gunther Philipp |
| Cinematography | Willy Winterstein |
| Edited by | Arnfried Heyne |
| Music by | Peter Laine |
Production company | Sascha Film |
| Distributed by | Constantin Film |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Austria |
| Language | German |
The Sweet Life of Count Bobby (German: Das süsse Leben des Grafen Bobby) is a 1962 Austrian musical comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Peter Alexander, Ingeborg Schöner and Gunther Philipp. It was the second in a trilogy of films featuring Alexander in the character of Count Bobby.[1] It was followed by Count Bobby, The Terror of The Wild West in 1966.
It was partly shot at the Sievering Studios in Vienna. The film's sets were designed by the art director Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff.
Plot
Count Bobby and his friend are running a struggling detective agency. However they get a break when they investigate a gang of smugglers using a nightclub as a front. In order to infiltrate the organisation Bobby is required to go undercover dresses as a woman.
Cast
- Peter Alexander as Count Robert 'Bobby' von Pinelski
- Ingeborg Schöner as Vera Burger
- Gunther Philipp as Baron Mucki von Kalk
- Margitta Scherr as Babsy
- Oskar Sima as Benvenuto Sokrates Socre
- Rolf Olsen as Pietro Krokowitsch
- Gerd Frickhöffer as Marchese Peperoni
- Sieglinde Thomas as Helene
- Fritz Muliar as Director Pullizer
- Bill Ramsey as Johnny H. Clayton
- Heide Alrun as Rita
- Erna Ascher as Loni, a sex bomb
- Karl Ehmann as old waiter
- Johannes Ferigo as doorman at the Grand Hotel
- C.W. Fernbach as conductor
- Peter Machac as Heribert Leitner
- Raoul Retzer as a gentleman on the train
- Krista Stadler as Gerti
- Elisabeth Stiepl as cleaning lady at the 'Bajadere'
- Heinrich Trimbur as Director Langberg
References
- ^ von Dassanowsky, Robert (2005). Austrian Cinema: A History. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 190. ISBN 0786437332.
External links
- The Sweet Life of Count Bobby at IMDb
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Films directed by Géza von Cziffra
- Gulliver's Travels (1924)
- A Night in Venice (1934)
- Everything for the Woman (1934)
- St. Peter's Umbrella (1935)
- Villa for Sale (1935)
- The White Dream (1943)
- The Immortal Face (1947)
- The Heavenly Waltz (1948)
- The Queen of the Landstrasse (1948)
- Dangerous Guests (1949)
- Lambert Feels Threatened (1949)
- Gabriela (1950)
- Third from the Right (1950)
- The Man in Search of Himself (1950)
- Maya of the Seven Veils (1951)
- A Tale of Five Cities (1951)
- Dancing Stars (1952)
- The Colourful Dream (1952)
- The Flower of Hawaii (1953)
- The Singing Hotel (1953)
- Dancing in the Sun (1954)
- Money from the Air (1954)
- Bandits of the Autobahn (1955)
- The False Adam (1955)
- The Stolen Trousers (1956)
- Tante Wanda aus Uganda (1957)
- The Legs of Dolores (1957)
- Night Nurse Ingeborg (1958)
- So ein Millionär hat's schwer (1958)
- When She Starts, Look Out (1958)
- Peter Shoots Down the Bird (1959)
- Crime Tango (1960)
- The Adventures of Count Bobby (1961)
- Kauf dir einen bunten Luftballon (1961)
- Die Fledermaus (1962)
- The Bird Seller (1962)
- The Phone Rings Every Night (1962)
- The Sweet Life of Count Bobby (1962)
- Charley's Aunt (1963)
- Lana, Queen of the Amazons (1964)
- When the Grapevines Bloom on the Danube (1965)
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