When the Cock Crows

When the Cock Crows (German: Wenn der Hahn kräht) is a 1936 German comedy film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Heinrich George, Hans Brausewetter and Marianne Hoppe. It was shot at the National Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Walter Haag and Franz Schroedter. It is based on a folk play of the same title by August Hinrichs.

Synopsis
In a rural village in Northern Germany Lena the daughter of the grouchy mayor is in love with Peter a young veterinarian. However her parents are against the match as she has already been promised to another man who is due to inherit a farm. He is in turn courted by Marie, a woman who has recently arrived in the area.

Cast

 * Heinrich George as Jan Kreyenborg, Gemeindevorsteher
 * Hans Brausewetter as 	Peter Renken, Tierarzt
 * Marianne Hoppe as Marie
 * Claire Reigbert as 	Gesine Kreyenborg
 * Hildegard Barko as 	Lena Kreyenborg
 * Carsta Löck as 	Stine
 * Fritz Hoopts as Willem Tameling, Knecht
 * Wilhelm P. Krüger as 	Jochen Witt, Schneider
 * Karl John as 	Piepers Gustav
 * Ernst Waldow as 	Kröger, Amtshauptmann
 * Hugo Froelich as 	Stindt, Wachtmeister
 * Paul Luka as 	Peter Witt, Viehhändler
 * Paul Rehkopf as 	Dorfarzt
 * Maria Seidler as Frau des Dorfarztes
 * Eugenie Dengler as 	Mädchen an der Kirmesbude