The Blue Star of the South (German: Der blaue Stern des Südens) is a 1951 Austrian comedy film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Viktor de Kowa, Gustav Knuth and Gretl Schörg. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in Hamburg and Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernst H. Albrecht. Cast Viktor de Kowa as Ivo Gustav Knuth as Bruck Gretl Schörg as Yella Ernst Fritz Fürbringer as Niccolini Charlott Daudert as Sonja Ernst Waldow as Kriminalrat Dr. Klein Hanna Ralph as Oberin Madeleine Paula Braend as Frau Murtus Katharina Mayberg as Nelitze Michael Tellering as Frisco-Jim Malte Jaeger as Marcel, ein Apache Harald Mannl as Meyrink References Bibliography Fritsche, Maria. Homemade Men in Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity. Berghahn Books, 2013. External links 1951 films 1950s crime comedy films Austrian crime comedy films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner Austrian black-and-white films Films shot at Bavaria Studios Films shot in Hamburg Films shot in Paris