Knall and Fall as Imposters

Knall and Fall as Imposters (German: Knall und Fall als Hochstapler) is a 1952 Austrian-German comedy film directed by Ulrich Bettac and Hubert Marischka and starring Hans Richter, Rudolf Carl and Curd Jürgens.^[1] It was followed by a 1953 sequel Knall and Fall as Detectives.

Knall and Fall as Imposters
German film poster
German	Knall und Fall als Hochstapler
Directed by	Ulrich Bettac Hubert Marischka
Written by	Walter Forster Jo Hanns Rösler
Produced by	Alfred Stöger
Starring	Hans Richter Rudolf Carl Curd Jürgens
Cinematography	Walter Tuch
Edited by	Hermine Diethelm
Music by	Hans Lang
Production companies	Arena-Film Wiener Mundus-Film
Distributed by	Herzog-Filmverleih
Release date	21 November 1952 (1952-11-21)
Running time	84 minutes
Countries	Austria West Germany
Language	German

It was shot at the Sievering Studios in Vienna and on location across the city. The film's sets were designed by Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff.

Plot

Two rural men are picked at random for parts in a film production in which they are to play a millionaire and his chauffeur. After an accident while shooting a scene, the car they are in runs out of control and ends up crashing into a sanatorium. The director, believing that a real millionaire has arrived at the financially struggling establishment, puts them up. They are forced for a while to live as imposters until matters are eventually resolved.

Cast

• Hans Richter as Knall
• Rudolf Carl as Fall
• Curd Jürgens as John Vandergold
• Friedl Czepa as Direktorium des Sanatoriums
• Waltraut Haas as Bettina Brandtner
• Ilka Windish as Irene Dahlen
• Ulrich Bettac as Regisseur
• Viktor Braun
• Heinz Conrads as Scheich
• Peter Gerhard
• Fritz Imhoff as Portier
• Franz Marischka as Aufnahmeleiter
• Hans Olden as Bankvorsteher
• Peter W. Staub as Studienrat Hegetschweiler
• Hermann Laforet as Produzent
• Ady Berber as Bademeister
• Johannes Roth as Sambu, Diener