# Doctor Engel

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{{short description|1936 film}}
{{Infobox film
| name =Doctor Engel
| image =File:Doctor Engel.png
| caption =
| director = [Johannes Riemann](/source/Johannes_Riemann)
| producer = [Robert Neppach](/source/Robert_Neppach)
| writer = Johannes Riemann <br> [Harald Röbbeling](/source/Harald_R%C3%B6bbeling) <br> S.S. von Varady
| based_on = 
| starring =[Paul Hörbiger](/source/Paul_H%C3%B6rbiger) <br> [Viktoria von Ballasko](/source/Viktoria_von_Ballasko) <br> [Hans Leibelt](/source/Hans_Leibelt)
| music = [Hans Sommer](/source/Hans_Sommer_(composer%2C_born_1904)) 
| cinematography = [Carl Drews](/source/Carl_Drews)
| editing =
| studio = R.N. Filmproduktion
| distributor = [Rota Film](/source/Tobis_Film)
| released ={{film date|1936|12|30|df=y}} 
| runtime = 87 minutes
| country = Germany 
| language = [German](/source/German_language) 
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Doctor Engel''''' (German: '''''Kinderarzt Dr. Engel''''') is a 1936 German comedy drama film directed by [Johannes Riemann](/source/Johannes_Riemann) and starring [Paul Hörbiger](/source/Paul_H%C3%B6rbiger), [Viktoria von Ballasko](/source/Viktoria_von_Ballasko) and [Hans Leibelt](/source/Hans_Leibelt).<ref>Klaus p.120</ref><ref>Benzenhöfer p.89</ref> It was shot at the [Halensee Studios](/source/Halensee_Studios) in [Berlin](/source/Berlin). The film's sets were designed by the [art director](/source/art_director) [Erich Zander](/source/Erich_Zander_(art_director)).<ref name="filmportal">{{cite web|url=https://www.filmportal.de/film/kinderarzt-dr-engel_54bd2b0062bf4c20b791c3fe52c59294|title=Kinderarzt Dr. Engel|website=filmportal.de|access-date=2026-04-03}}</ref>

==Synopsis==
Doctor Engel is a kindly [paediatrician](/source/paediatrician) who takes an interest in the [single mother](/source/single_mother) Maria who works as a [violinist](/source/violinist) in the café he frequently visits. When her son Hans falls unwell Engel helps her care for him, but the owner of the café Oskar Dillmann fires her out of jealousy. Despite his growing love for Maria, Engel is unable to confess his love for her. In desperation she accepts an offer from Dillman to marry her, but the shrewd Hans pretends to be seriously ill in order to bring them together.

==Cast==
* [Paul Hörbiger](/source/Paul_H%C3%B6rbiger) as Dr. Engel
* [Viktoria von Ballasko](/source/Viktoria_von_Ballasko) as Maria Winkler
* [Arthur Fritz Eugens](/source/Arthur_Fritz_Eugens) as Hans, Marias Sohn
* Ilse Rose-Vollborn as Frau von Wild
* [Hans Leibelt](/source/Hans_Leibelt) as Tierarzt Dr. Baumbusch
* [Oskar Sima](/source/Oskar_Sima) as Oskar Dillmann, Inhaber des Café Korso
* [Ernst Legal](/source/Ernst_Legal) as Josef Boelke
* [Josefine Dora](/source/Josefine_Dora) as Julie
* [Walter Steinbeck](/source/Walter_Steinbeck) as Direktor Naumann
* [Clementia Egies](/source/Clementia_Egies) as Schwester Anna
* [Elisabeth Botz](/source/Elisabeth_Botz) as Schwester Berta
* [Joachim Horn](/source/Joachim_Horn) as Peter
* [Sigrid Tscheuschner](/source/Sigrid_Tscheuschner) as Die kleine 'Schwester'
* [Christa Westemeyer](/source/Christa_Westemeyer) as Töchterchen von Frau v. Wild
* [Fitti Topp](/source/Fitti_Topp) as Kind
* [Babsi Schultz-Reckewell](/source/Babsi_Schultz-Reckewell) as Inge
* [Horst Bonnet](/source/Horst_Bonnet) as Max
* [Heinz Wesley](/source/Heinz_Wesley) as Paul
* [Hilde Hildebrand](/source/Hilde_Hildebrand) as Mutter eines Kindes im Krankenhaus
* [Eva Genschow](/source/Eva_Genschow) as Krankenschwester
* [Kurt Getke](/source/Kurt_Getke) as Kellner im Café Korso
* [Hermann Pfeiffer](/source/Hermann_Pfeiffer_(actor)) as Gast im Café Korso
* [Louis Ralph](/source/Louis_Ralph) as Stammgast im Café Korso
* [Michael von Newlinsky](/source/Michael_von_Newlinsky) as Stammgast im Café Korso

== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
* Benzenhöfer, Udo (ed.) ''Medizin im Spielfilm des Nationalsozialismus''. Burgverlag, 1990.
* Klaus, Ulrich J. ''Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1936''. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0027846}}

Category:1936 films
Category:Films of Nazi Germany
Category:German comedy films
Category:1936 comedy films
Category:1936 German-language films
Category:1936 German films
Category:Films shot at Halensee Studios
Category:Tobis Film films
Category:Films directed by Johannes Riemann
Category:German black-and-white films

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