Knall and Fall as Imposters

Knall and Fall as Imposters (German: Knall und Fall als Hochstapler) is a 1952 Austrian-German comedy film directed by Ulrich Bettac and Hubert Marischka and starring Hans Richter, Rudolf Carl and Curd Jürgens. It was followed by a 1953 sequel Knall and Fall as Detectives.

It was shot at the Sievering Studios in Vienna and on location across the city. The film's sets were designed by Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff.

Plot
Two rural men are picked at random for parts in a film production in which they are to play a millionaire and his chauffeur. After an accident while shooting a scene, the car they are in runs out of control and ends up crashing into a sanatorium. The director, believing that a real millionaire has arrived at the financially struggling establishment, puts them up. They are forced for a while to live as imposters until matters are eventually resolved.

Cast

 * Hans Richter as Knall
 * Rudolf Carl as Fall
 * Curd Jürgens as John Vandergold
 * Friedl Czepa as Direktorium des Sanatoriums
 * Waltraut Haas as Bettina Brandtner
 * Ilka Windish as Irene Dahlen
 * Ulrich Bettac as Regisseur
 * Viktor Braun
 * Heinz Conrads as Scheich
 * Peter Gerhard
 * Fritz Imhoff as Portier
 * Franz Marischka as Aufnahmeleiter
 * Hans Olden as Bankvorsteher
 * Peter W. Staub as Studienrat Hegetschweiler
 * Hermann Laforet as Produzent
 * Ady Berber as Bademeister
 * Johannes Roth as Sambu, Diener