Knall and Fall as Imposters
# 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
