Wild West in Upper Bavaria (German: Wildwest in Oberbayern) is a 1951 West German comedy film directed by Ferdinand Dörfler and starring Joe Stöckel, Margarete Haagen and Renate Mannhardt. It was shot at the Schwanthalerhöh Studios in Munich and on location in the valley of the Isar. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Seefelder.
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Synopsis
A Berlin-based film company sends a film crew out to Upper Bavaria to film a western in the foothills of the Bavarian Alps, taking over the home of Alois Salvermoser, the innkeeper in a small village. The villagers are cast in roles in the film, including Alois as Chief Wild Buffalo, causing total chaos.
Cast
Joe Stöckel as Alois Salvermoser - Ochsenwirt
Margarete Haagen as Mathilde, seine Frau
Renate Mannhardt as Vevi - ihre Tochter
Volker von Collande as Hans - Gestütsverwalter
Lucie Englisch as Zenzi - Magd beim Ochsenwirt
Beppo Brem as Sepp - Holzknecht
Hella Petri as Lola Glamotta
Fred Kraus as Erwin Flintsch
Paul Demel as Regisseur Ruck-Zuck-Film
Rudolf Platte as Aufnahmeleiter Bletschge
Walter Giller as 2.Aufnahmeleiter Schmittchen