A Gust of Wind

A Gust of Wind (German: Ein Windstoß) is a 1942 German musical film directed by Walter Felsenstein and starring Paul Kemp, Margit Debar and Elsa Wagner.^[1] It was based on an Italian play by Giovacchino Forzano. A man gets shut out of his apartment in his nightshirt by a gust of wind. His neighbours refuse to believe this is the real reason. The film marked the screen debut of Sonja Ziemann who went on to become a leading star of the 1950s.

A Gust of Wind
Directed by	Walter Felsenstein
Written by	Giovacchino Forzano (play) Roland Schacht Walter Felsenstein
Produced by	Fred Lyssa
Starring	Paul Kemp Margit Debar Elsa Wagner
Cinematography	E.W. Fiedler
Edited by	Ilse Voigt
Music by	Friedrich Schröder
Production company	Tobis Film
Distributed by	Deutsche Filmvertriebs
Release date	23 April 1942 (1942-04-23)
Running time	76 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Main cast

• Paul Kemp as Emanuele Rigattieri
• Margit Debar as Angelina Seri
• Elsa Wagner as Frau Brigoni
• Sonja Ziemann as Gina Galassi
• Franz Schafheitlin as Gerichtsvorsitzender
• Heinrich Troxbömker as Portier
• Ursula Herking as Teresina Bonfanti
• Lina Carstens as Frau Galassi