A hat goes missing, chaos ensues, and Heinz Rühmann's face does 90% of the comedy heavy lifting.
Der Florentiner Hut (The Leghorn Hat), a 1939 German film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner
Acting
Rühmann's rubber-faced desperation is silent-film genius in talkie clothing.
Writing
Door-slamming farce structure so tight you could bounce a Reichsmark off it.
Director
Wolfgang Liebeneiner
Heinz Rühmann
Theo Farina
Christl Mardayn
Baronin Pamela v. Sarabant
Paul Henckels
"Bubi" Sarabant
Hans Hermann Schaufuß
Onkel Florian
Hubert von Meyerinck
Herzog von Rosalba
Paul Bildt
Beamter
Hannsgeorg Laubenthal
Emil von Parade, ihr Geliebter
Victor Janson
Barbock, Helenes Vater
Karl Stepanek
Felix, Diener bei Farina
Edith Meinhard
Zofe bei Baronin Champigny
Elsa Wagner
Baronin Champigny, Pamelas Tante
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ufa's 'light entertainment' mandate meant escapist farce flourished while propaganda dominated elsewhere—Rühmann became the regime's acceptable comic face.
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