The Three from the Filling Station (1955 film)

The Three from the Filling Station (German: Die Drei von der Tankstelle) is a 1955 West German musical film directed by Hans Wolff and starring Adrian Hoven, Walter Müller and Walter Giller. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in West Berlin and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Kurt Herlth and Hans Kuhnert.

The Three from the Filling Station
Directed by	Hans Wolff
Written by	Gustav Kampendonk
Produced by	Willi Forst Kurt Ulrich
Starring	Adrian Hoven Walter Müller Walter Giller Germaine Damar
Cinematography	Willi Sohm
Edited by	Hermann Leitner
Music by	Werner R. Heymann
Production company	Berolina Film
Distributed by	Herzog-Filmverleih
Release date	22 December 1955 (1955-12-22)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

The film is a remake of the 1930 UFA film The Three from the Filling Station. It was one of a series of remakes made during the 1950s of major hits during the Weimar and Nazi eras. A separate French-language remake The Road to Paradise was released in 1956.^[1]

Synopsis

After losing their money, three young men go to work at a filling station where each of them falls in love with the same beautiful and well-off woman and work hard to hide their feelings for her from each other.

Cast

• Adrian Hoven as Peter
• Walter Müller as Robert
• Walter Giller as Fritz
• Germaine Damar as Gaby Kossmann
• Willy Fritsch as Konsul Willy Kossmann
• Claude Farell as Irene von Turoff
• Oskar Sima as Dr. Calmus
• Wolfgang Neuss as Prokurist Bügel
• Hans Moser as Autofahrer
• Rudolf Vogel as Gerichtsvollzieher
• Hilde Hildebrand as Handleserin
• Fritz Imhoff as Chef der Kaufhaus A.G.
• Alexa von Porembsky as Sekretärin
• Oscar Sabo as Zigarettenhändler
• Carl Hinrichs as Bäcker
• Rolf Olsen as Bauer
• Hans Schwarz as Automechaniker
• Friedl Hardt as Frau bei der Autoreparatur