Three from Variety (German: Drei vom Varieté) is a 1954 West German drama film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Ingrid Andree, Peter Pasetti and Paul Dahlke. It is based on the 1912 novel The Oath of Stephan Huller by Felix Hollaender which has inspired a number of film adaptations. The plot revolves around a love triangle around a high wire circus act.
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Ernst H. Albrecht and Paul Markwitz. It was shot at the Göttingen Studios.
Cast
Ingrid Andree as Jeanine Wagner
Peter Pasetti as Luigi Borella
Paul Dahlke as Stobrowski, Agent
Mady Rahl as Valerie Latour
Erich Schellow as Alexis Wagner
Franco Andrei as Renato Oscar
Heinz Engelmann as Charles Latour
Walter Janssen as Timm Broders
Willy Maertens as Gerichtsvorsitzender
Günther Jerschke as Schumann, Inspizient
Eugen Dumont as Mahnke, Pförtner
Oskar Dimroth as Prosecutor
Kurt Fuß as Zirkusdirektor
Holger Hagen as Artist mit Affe
Robert Meyn as Jeanine's defense lawyer
Karin Remsing as Vera, Artistin
Fritz Schmiedel
Gert Schäfer
Paul Hühn
Eberhard Itzenplitz
References
Bibliography
Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.