Masked ball at Scotland Yard
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Masked ball at Scotland Yard |
| Country of production |
Austria Italy |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1963 |
| length | 90 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Domenico Paolella |
| script |
Edoardo Anton Mario Amendola Giuseppe Mangione |
| production |
Carl Szokoll and Franz Antel for Neue Delta (Vienna) and Telefilm Europa (Rome) in collaboration with Art-Film (Vaduz) |
| music | Johannes Fehring |
| camera | Franco Villa |
| cut | Hermione Diethelm |
| occupation | |
as well as guest appearances as themselves: Rex Gildo , Hannelore Auer , Edith Peters , Joyce Peters , Alice Kessler , Ellen Kessler , Peppino di Capri | |
Masked Ball at Scotland Yard is an Austro-Italian crime comedy from 1963 directed by Domenico Paolella with Bill Ramsey in the leading role of an inventor.
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Agostino Celli, who seems a bit simple-minded but amiable, is considered a little over the top, since he claims that he has developed a device with which you can tune in to the current television program at any time. Now he is believed to have gone nuts and is therefore sent to a mental hospital. Only his friend, the advertising specialist Giorgio Bonetti, believes him and therefore does everything in his power to free his friend from this unfortunate situation. Barely in freedom, Agostino immediately uses his invention - for the benefit of Giorgio's aunts, who own a less successful cake factory.
With his groundbreaking invention, Agostino switched himself from now on into the living room of the audience via the television program, in order to stimulate auntie's bad cake sales and to advertise her products. The success of Agostino's action soon calls the sinister Mr. Funke onto the scene, who as a negotiator for the affected TV station Agostino wants to hunt down the invention. Funke's secret weapon: the attractive Brenda, who will soon be on the heels of Giorgio and Agostino. But it turns out differently; the blonde falls in love with Giorgio. However, he absolutely wants to continue with Agostino's help on the air to bring the cakes to the housewife. Meanwhile, the police did not remain inactive and hunted down the two program "troublemakers".
Production notes
The masked ball was filmed at Scotland Yard in the Rosenhügel studios in Vienna and in Lazio , Rome . The world premiere took place on August 23, 1963 in Vienna.
The buildings were created by Wolf Witzemann or Hans Zehetner , depending on the source . Heinz Pollak was in charge of production , Kurt Kodal assisted chief cameraman Franco Villa .
For the 70-year-old acting veteran Fritz Heller , a masked ball at Scotland Yard meant the farewell performance on the big screen.
With the title song, leading actor Bill Ramsey landed his last top ten chart success.
Song numbers
- Today is a masked ball at Scotland Yard (Bill Ramsey)
- Maddalena (Rex Gildo)
- An island at the end of the world (Hannelore Auer)
- Such a man (Trude Herr)
- Lovers Twist (Peter Sisters, that's Edith and Joyce Peters)
- Lets Twist Alain (Peppino di Capri)
- Piccadilly (The Kessler twins, that's Alice and Ellen Kessler)
Reviews
"The invention of a madman, with the help of which one can fade into any television program, is the occasion for an act interspersed with hits, whose poorness quickly brings the actually funny idea to a standstill."
Paimann's film lists summed up: "Probably through the coproduction of tempered slapstick in a haunted plot with a mixed cast and Roman exterior shots."
Individual evidence
- ↑ Masked ball at Scotland Yard. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Masked ball at Scotland Yard in Paimann's film lists ( Memento of the original from April 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Masked Ball at Scotland Yard in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Masked ball at Scotland Yard at filmportal.de