The Sweet Life of Count Bobby
The Sweet Life of Count Bobby (German: Das süsse Leben des Grafen Bobby) is a 1962 Austrian musical comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Peter Alexander, Ingeborg Schöner and Gunther Philipp. It was the second in a trilogy of films featuring Alexander in the character of Count Bobby.[1] It was followed by Count Bobby, The Terror of The Wild West in 1966.
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| German | Das süsse Leben des Grafen Bobby |
| Directed by | Géza von Cziffra |
| Written by | Géza von Cziffra |
| Produced by | Herbert Gruber Karl Schwetter |
| Starring | Peter Alexander Ingeborg Schöner Gunther Philipp |
| Cinematography | Willy Winterstein |
| Edited by | Arnfried Heyne |
| Music by | Peter Laine |
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| Distributed by | Constantin Film |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Austria |
| Language | German |
It was partly shot at the Sievering Studios in Vienna. The film's sets were designed by the art director Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff.
Plot
Count Bobby and his friend are running a struggling detective agency. However they get a break when they investigate a gang of smugglers using a nightclub as a front. In order to infiltrate the organisation Bobby is required to go undercover dresses as a woman.
Cast
- Peter Alexander as Count Robert 'Bobby' von Pinelski
- Ingeborg Schöner as Vera Burger
- Gunther Philipp as Baron Mucki von Kalk
- Margitta Scherr as Babsy
- Oskar Sima as Benvenuto Sokrates Socre
- Rolf Olsen as Pietro Krokowitsch
- Gerd Frickhöffer as Marchese Peperoni
- Sieglinde Thomas as Helene
- Fritz Muliar as Director Pullizer
- Bill Ramsey as Johnny H. Clayton
- Heide Alrun as Rita
- Erna Ascher as Loni, a sex bomb
- Karl Ehmann as old waiter
- Johannes Ferigo as doorman at the Grand Hotel
- C.W. Fernbach as conductor
- Peter Machac as Heribert Leitner
- Raoul Retzer as a gentleman on the train
- Krista Stadler as Gerti
- Elisabeth Stiepl as cleaning lady at the 'Bajadere'
- Heinrich Trimbur as Director Langberg
References
- von Dassanowsky, Robert (2005). Austrian Cinema: A History. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 190. ISBN 0786437332.