Poor as a Church Mouse

Poor as a Church Mouse (German: Arm wie eine Kirchenmaus) is a 1931 German musical comedy film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Grete Mosheim, Anton Edthofer and Hans Thimig.[1] It was based on the 1928 play A templom egere by Ladislas Fodor, which has been turned into several films including the 1934 British comedy The Church Mouse. The film's art direction was overseen by Franz Schroedter. It premiered at the Gloria-Palast in Berlin.

Poor as a Church Mouse
Directed byRichard Oswald
Written by
Produced byEmil Justitz
Starring
CinematographyRobert Lach
Music byRalph Benatzky
Production
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Distributed byDeutsche Lichtspiel-Syndikat
Release date
  • 5 November 1931 (1931-11-05)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

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References

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  1. ^ Kasten & Loacker p. 336

Bibliography

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  • Kasten, Jürgen; Loacker, Armin, eds. (2005). Richard Oswald: Kino zwischen Spektakel, Aufklärung und Unterhaltung. Vienna: Verlag Filmarchiv Austria. ISBN 978-3-901932-68-7.
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