It Happened Only Once

It Happened Only Once (Das gab's nur einmal) is a 1958 West German drama film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Hans Albers, Helga Martin, and Stanislav Ledinek. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in West Berlin.

Synopsis
A veteran star recounts the history of the film industry to an aspiring young actress, showing a compilation of clips from a variety of German films, many of them featuring Albers himself.

Cast

 * Hans Albers as himself, Hans Albers
 * Helga Martin as Sabine
 * Stanislav Ledinek as Sabine's father
 * Emmy Burg as Sabine's mother
 * Karl Hellmer as Barber
 * Walter Ambrock as Jürgen
 * Erich Dunskus as Truck Driver
 * Georg Gütlich as Production Manager
 * Waltraut Runze as Secretary
 * Gerda Mallwitz as Secretary
 * Wolf Harnisch as Kellner in der Filmkantine
 * Eve Dietrich as Gerti
 * Alexa von Porembsky as Mutter Schröder
 * Antonie Jaeckel as Alte Komparsin