To Be God One Time

{{short description|1942 film}} {{Infobox film | name =To Be God One Time | image =File:To Be God One Time.jpeg | caption = | director =[[Hans H. Zerlett]] | producer = [[Ottmar Ostermayr]] | writer = [[Hans Gustl Kernmayr]] <br> [[Fritz Koselka]] | based_on = | starring =[[Hans Moser (actor)|Hans Moser]] <br> [[Irene von Meyendorff]] <br> [[Lotte Lang]] | music = [[Leo Leux]] | cinematography = [[Bruno Stephan]] | editing = [[Ludolf Grisebach]] | studio = [[Bavaria Film]] | distributor =Deutsche Filmvertriebs | released ={{film date|1942|11|10|df=y}} | runtime = 93 minutes | country = Germany | language = [[German language|German]] | budget = | gross = }} '''''To Be God One Time''''' (German: '''''Einmal der liebe Herrgott sein''''') is a 1942 German [[comedy film]] directed by [[Hans H. Zerlett]] and starring [[Hans Moser (actor)|Hans Moser]], [[Irene von Meyendorff]] and [[Lotte Lang]].<ref>Klaus p.31</ref> It was shot at the [[Bavaria Studios]] in [[Munich]]. The film's sets were designed by the [[art director]]s [[Rudolf Pfenninger]] and [[Ludwig Reiber]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Einmal der liebe Herrgott sein {{!}} filmportal.de |url=https://www.filmportal.de/film/einmal-der-liebe-herrgott-sein_35099cc7424a47f48122c686088b8642 |access-date=2026-03-21 |website=www.filmportal.de}}</ref>

==Synopsis== Veteran [[hotel]] employee Karl Gschwandtner finally achieves his lifelong dream of becoming the [[head porter]]. Taking his new authority to a "divine" extreme he begins meddling in the romantic lives of the guests, leading to a series of chaotic misunderstandings. His overconfidence backfires when his interference accidentally allows a [[thief]] to rob the hotel, resulting in his immediate dismissal. To redeem himself Karl goes undercover as a guest to catch the criminal, eventually realising he is far happier in his more humble original position.

==Cast== * [[Hans Moser (actor)|Hans Moser]] as Karl Gschwandtner * [[Irene von Meyendorff]] as Marie Christine Passecker * [[Lotte Lang]] as Wally - Zeitungsverkäuferin * [[Fritz Odemar]] as Hoteldieb Pawlowitsch * [[Iván Petrovich]] as Professor Freiburg * [[Willem Holsboer]] as Flori Tupfinger * [[Anton Pointner]] as Hoteldirektor Seiffert * [[Hans Zesch-Ballot]] as Clusius - Theaterdirektor * [[Joseph Offenbach]] as Grasl, Hotelportier * [[Lisa Siebel]] as Eva Corelli * [[Margit Symo]] as Elvira del Basto * [[Viktor Afritsch]] as Ludwig Reißbach * [[Ruth Eweler]] as Elly Reißbach * [[Maria Eiselt]] as Putzeli * [[Janne Furch]] as Sophie - Stubenmädchen * [[Fritz Reiff]] as Falkner - Portier * [[Rudolf Vogel]] as Fernandez * [[Otto Brüggemann]] as Franz, Kellner

== References == {{reflist}}

== Bibliography ==

* Klaus, Ulrich J. ''Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1942''. Klaus-Archiv, 1988. * Weinstein, Valerie. ''Antisemitism in Film Comedy in Nazi Germany''. Indiana University Press, 2019.

== External links == * {{IMDb title|0034698}}

[[Category:1942 films]] [[Category:Films of Nazi Germany]] [[Category:German comedy films]] [[Category:1942 comedy films]] [[Category:1942 German-language films]] [[Category:Films directed by Hans H. Zerlett]] [[Category:1942 German films]] [[Category:German black-and-white films]] [[Category:Films shot at Bavaria Studios]] [[Category:Bavaria Film films]]