---
title: 'The Phony American (1961)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ákos Ráthonyi'
released: '1961-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 96
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-phony-american-1961'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055531/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Phony American (1961)

1961 · 96 min · Drama · Germany

Original title: Toller Hecht auf krummer Tour

## Synopsis

The Phony American is a 1961 West German film. It stars William Bendix and Ron Randell.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ákos Ráthonyi](https://cinepixo.com/people/akos-rathonyi)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Herbert Jarczyk](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-jarczyk)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ernst Wilhelm Kalinke](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernst-wilhelm-kalinke)

## Cast

- [Karl-Otto Alberty](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-otto-alberty)
- [Charlotte Scheier-Herold](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlotte-scheier-herold)
- [Mal Sondock](https://cinepixo.com/people/mal-sondock)
- [Christine Kaufmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/christine-kaufmann)
- [Axel Scholtz](https://cinepixo.com/people/axel-scholtz)
- [Paula Braend](https://cinepixo.com/people/paula-braend)
- [Al Hoosman](https://cinepixo.com/people/al-hoosman)
- [Frithjof Vierock](https://cinepixo.com/people/frithjof-vierock)
- [Michael Hinz](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-hinz)
- [Ron Randell](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-randell)
- [Alfred Pongratz](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-pongratz)
- [William Bendix](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-bendix)
- [Holger Hagen](https://cinepixo.com/people/holger-hagen)
- [Stefan Schnabel](https://cinepixo.com/people/stefan-schnabel)
- [Karl Lieffen](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-lieffen)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-phony-american-1961
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