---
title: 'The Cousin from Nowhere (1953)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Karl Anton'
released: '1953-11-26'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-cousin-from-nowhere-1953'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046507/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Cousin from Nowhere (1953)

1953 · 95 min · Music · Germany

Original title: Der Vetter aus Dingsda

## Synopsis

The Cousin from Nowhere is a 1953 West German operetta film directed by Karl Anton and starring Vera Molnar, Gerhard Riedmann and Grethe Weiser. It was shot at the Wiesbaden Studios in Hesse and on location around Markgröningen, Tübingen, Bietigheim and Bad Urach. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Erich Kettelhut and Max Vorwerg. It is based on the 1921 operetta The Cousin from Nowhere composed by Eduard Künneke.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Karl Anton](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-anton)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Eduard Künneke](https://cinepixo.com/people/eduard-kunneke)
- **Producer:** [Waldemar Frank](https://cinepixo.com/people/waldemar-frank)
- **Director of Photography:** [Karl Löb](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-lob)
- **Editor:** [Walter von Bonhorst](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-von-bonhorst)

## Cast

- [Edith Schollwer](https://cinepixo.com/people/edith-schollwer)
- [Joachim Brennecke](https://cinepixo.com/people/joachim-brennecke)
- [Gerhard Riedmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerhard-riedmann)
- [Herta Worell](https://cinepixo.com/people/herta-worell)
- [Kurt Pratsch-Kaufmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-pratsch-kaufmann)
- [Panos Papadopulos](https://cinepixo.com/people/panos-papadopulos)
- [Hans Richter](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-richter)
- [Olga Limburg](https://cinepixo.com/people/olga-limburg)
- [Franz-Otto Krüger](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-otto-kruger)
- [Paul Westermeier](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-westermeier)
- [Vera Molnar](https://cinepixo.com/people/vera-molnar)
- [Gunther Philipp](https://cinepixo.com/people/gunther-philipp)
- [Grethe Weiser](https://cinepixo.com/people/grethe-weiser)
- [Irene von Meyendorff](https://cinepixo.com/people/irene-von-meyendorff)
- [Wolfgang Jansen](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolfgang-jansen)

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