A Mad Idea or A Crazy Idea () is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Kurt Gerron and starring Willy Fritsch, Dorothea Wieck and Rosy Barsony. It was made by UFA, Germany's biggest studio. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction was by Julius von Borsody. Location shooting took place around St. Moritz in Switzerland. Cast Willy Fritsch as Paul Lüders Dorothea Wieck as Mabel Miller Rosy Barsony as Anita Max Adalbert as Birnstiel Jakob Tiedtke as Michael Lüders Harry Halm as Bob Heinz Salfner as Herr Miller Leo Slezak as Theo Müller, Manager der Miller Girls Ellen Schwanneke as Evelyn Müller Wilhelm Bendow as Wendolin Fritz Odemar as Werner Schubart Genia Nikolaieva as Marga Schubart Gerda Bunnemann Aenne Goerling as Minna Paul Hörbiger as Emil Ferdinand Hart Theo Lingen as Oberkellner Adele Sandrock as Mieterin Oskar Sima as Steuer-Inspektor Leopoldine Konstantin Klaus Pohl as Schneider Gustav Waldau References Bibliography External links 1932 films Films of the Weimar Republic German comedy films 1932 comedy films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Kurt Gerron Films scored by Bronisław Kaper German multilingual films UFA GmbH films German black-and-white films 1932 multilingual films 1930s German films Films shot at Babelsberg Studios