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A Blonde Dream

A Blonde Dream

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A Blonde Dream

1932

1h 38m

5.2(8 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Overview

Rival window cleaners Willy I and Willy 2 befriend Jou-Jou, an aspiring dancer, who has been tricked out of money by a con-man posing as an American movie mogul, and together they turn an old railway carriage into a "Villa Hollywood" for her.

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UFA

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Cast & crew

8 featured cast members

Starring

Lilian Harvey

Lilian Harvey

Jou-Jou

Willy Fritsch

Willy Fritsch

Willy I

Willi Forst

Willi Forst

Willy II

Paul Hörbiger

Paul Hörbiger

Vogelscheuche

Trude Hesterberg

Trude Hesterberg

Illustrierte Ilse

C. Hooper Trask

Charles J. Merryman

Hans Deppe

Hans Deppe

Merrymans Sekretär

Wolfgang Heinz

Wolfgang Heinz

Portier

Creative team

Directed by: Paul Martin
Written by: Billy Wilder
Walter Reisch
Produced by: Erich Pommer

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