The Impostor (1944 German film)

The Impostor (German: Die Hochstaplerin) is a 1944 German comedy film directed by Karl Anton and starring Sybille Schmitz, Karl Ludwig Diehl and Will Dohm.^{[1] [2]} It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert A. Dietrich.

The Impostor
Directed by	Karl Anton
Written by	Harald G. Petersson
Produced by	Robert Wüllner Karl Anton
Starring	Sybille Schmitz Karl Ludwig Diehl Will Dohm
Cinematography	Eduard Hoesch
Edited by	Johanna Meisel
Music by	Franz Doelle
Production company	Tobis Film
Distributed by	Deutsche Filmvertriebs
Release date	7 January 1944 (1944-01-07)
Running time	81 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Synopsis

Attractive Thea runs up large debts at the casino which she is unable to pay. She is instead recruited by the management to play the role of a seductive countess and lure customers to the casino to gamble.

Cast

• Sybille Schmitz as Thea Varèn
• Karl Ludwig Diehl as Michael Jürgens
• Will Dohm as Direktor Bendag
• Elsa Wagner as Gräfin Anastasia
• Fritz Wagner as Dieter Brenken
• Erich Fiedler as Etagenkellner
• Franz Pfeiffer as Empfangschef
• Hans Stiebner as Wiezell
• Rudolf Schündler as Junger Mann
• Rello Marlo as Junge Frau
• Angelo Ferrari as Berufsspieler
• Norbert Rohringer as Kurt, Page
• Walter Lieck as Geschäftsführer