The Big Number

The Big Number or The Big Act (German: Die große Nummer) is a 1943 German drama film directed by Karl Anton and starring Leny Marenbach, Maly Delschaft and Paul Hoffmann. A circus film, it was originally intended to star Harry Piel but due to delays on Panic he withdrew from the project, although he had contributed to the screenplay. Location shooting took place at the Circus Sarrasani in Dresden. The film's sets were designed by the art director Willy Schiller. It was one of three entertainment-focused films playing in Berlin at the time of the Sportpalast speech by Joseph Goebbels calling for total war.

Cast

 * Leny Marenbach as Helga Wallner
 * Maly Delschaft as 	Marion Wallner
 * Paul Hoffmann as 	Heinrich Wallner
 * Rudolf Prack as 	Peter Stoll
 * Paul Kemp as Otto Gellert
 * Charlott Daudert as 	Mariettchen
 * Marina Ried as 	Bianca
 * Karl Günther as Direktor Kroll
 * Maria Horstweg as 	Frau Roselli
 * Walter Janssen as 	Zeller
 * Heinz Klingenberg as 	Dr. Buchner
 * Rose Rauch as Singer
 * Hans Adalbert Schlettow as 	Basto-Bastelmeyer