The Little Town Will Go to Sleep

The Little Town Will Go to Sleep (German: Die kleine Stadt will schlafen gehen) is a 1954 West German comedy film directed by Hans H. König and starring Gustav Fröhlich, Jester Naefe and Helen Vita.^[1] It shares its title with a popular song of the era. It was shot at the Wiesbaden Studios in Hesse and partly on location at Limburg an der Lahn. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Sohnle.

The Little Town Will Go to Sleep
Directed by	Hans H. König
Written by	Wilhelm Lichtenberg Hans H. König Hans Lacmüller
Produced by	Richard König
Starring	Gustav Fröhlich Jester Naefe Helen Vita
Cinematography	Kurt Hasse
Edited by	Hilde E. Grabow
Music by	Werner Bochmann
Production companies	König Film Capitol Film
Distributed by	Prisma Film
Release date	11 February 1954 (1954-02-11)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

Main cast

• Gustav Fröhlich as Peter Bruck - Bildhauer
• Jester Naefe as Ingrid Altmann
• Helen Vita as Fräulein Lissy - eine 'Dame'
• Herbert Hübner as Friedrich Altmann - Regierungsbaurat
• Gert Fröbe as Oskar Blume - Gelegenheitsarbeiter
• Harald Paulsen as Fritz Waldvogel - Rechtsberater
• Hermann Pfeiffer as Manfred Schmidt - Konfektionär
• Alexander Golling as Bürgermeister
• Gerda Maurus as Charlotte Altmann
• Margit Symo as Rita Heinrich - Kosmetikerin
• Ingeborg Morawski as Fräulein von Dobereck
• Gusti Kreissl as Frau des Bürgermeisters
• Bobby Todd as Prof. Borgius - Philosph
• Hans Hermann Schaufuß as Postbeamter