Capers
Directed by	Gustaf Gründgens
Written by	Willi Forst Jochen Huth
Produced by	Herbert Engelsing Willi Forst
Starring	Gustaf Gründgens Marianne Hoppe Fita Benkhoff Volker von Collande
Cinematography	Kurt Neubert Franz Planer Walter Tuch
Edited by	Hans Wolff
Music by	Peter Kreuder
Production companies	Deutsche Forst-Filmproduktion Terra Film
Distributed by	Terra Film
Release date	10 August 1937
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Capers (German: Capriolen) is a 1937 German comedy film directed by and starring Gustaf Gründgens and also featuring Marianne Hoppe, Fita Benkhoff and Volker von Collande.^[1][2] It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin.^[3] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Kurt Herlth and Werner Schlichting. It was produced and released by Terra Film while international distribution was handled by Tobis Film.

Synopsis

Celebrated journalist Jack Warren is tired of interviewing self-regarding famous woman. When he encounters the actress Dorothy Hopkins, he mistakes her for the famous aviatrix Mabel Atkinson and in turn mistakes the real Mabel for somebody else.

Cast

• Marianne Hoppe as Mabel Atkinson
• Gustaf Gründgens as Jack Warren
• Fita Benkhoff as Peggy MacFarland
• Maria Bard as Dorothy Hopkins
• Volker von Collande as William Baxter
• Hans Leibelt as Neville
• Franz Weber as Simpson
• Max Gülstorff as Rechtsanwalt
• Paul Henckels as Rechtsanwalt
• Albert Florath as Der Richter
• Elsa Wagner as Dame beim Zahnarzt
• Eva Tinschmann as Zimmervermieterin
• Erich Dunskus as Schornsteinfeger
• Otto Graf as Zahnarzt
• Walter Gross as Bildberichterstatter
• Clemens Hasse as Funker
• Erika Streithorst as Assistantin
• Ernst Behmer as Pfarrer
• Wolf Trutz as Herr beim Zahnarzt