The Switched Bride

The Switched Bride
The Switched Bride
Directed by	Karel Lamac
Written by	Henry Koster ; Peter Ort ; Hans H. Zerlett
Produced by	Artur Hohenberg ; Karel Lamac ; Anny Ondra
Starring	Anny Ondra ; Anton Walbrook ; Fritz Odemar
Cinematography	Otto Heller ; Otto Martini
Edited by	Ella Ensink
Music by	Leo Leux
Production; company	Ondra-Lamac-Film
Distributed by	Bavaria Film
Release date	17 April 1934 (1934-04-17);
Running time	86 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

The Switched Bride (German: Die vertauschte Braut) is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Karel Lamac and starring Anny Ondra, Anton Walbrook and Fritz Odemar.¹ 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, L'amour en cage, was also produced.

Synopsis

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

Continuity and Crisis in German Cinema, 1928-1936. p.19

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.

External links

The Switched Bride at IMDb

[1] Continuity and Crisis in German Cinema, 1928-1936. p.19

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