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Water for Canitoga (German: Wasser für Canitoga) is a 1939 German western film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Hans Albers, Charlotte Susa and Josef Sieber. The film is a "Northern", set in Canada in 1905 where an engineer is working to construct a new water supply system despite repeated attempts at sabotage. It is based on a play by Hans Rehfisch, Otto Eis and Egon Eis.
It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Wilhelm Depenau, Ludwig Reiber and Arthur Schwarz.
Original Release
03/10/1939
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Hans Albers | Oliver Montstuart aka Nicholsen / Oliver Montstuart / Nicholsen |
| Charlotte Susa | Lilly |
| Hilde Sessak | Winifred Gardener |
| Peter Voß | Gilbert Trafford |
| Josef Sieber | Ingram |
| Andrews Engelmann | Ruski |
| Karl Dannemann | Dyke |
| Hans Mierendorff | Shatterhand |
| Heinrich Schroth | Gouverneur |
| Ernst Fritz Fürbringer | Sheriff |
Directors
Writers
Emil Burri, Peter Francke, Hans Rehfisch, Otto Eis, Egon Eis, Walter Zerlett-Olfenius
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Hans Albers | Oliver Montstuart aka Nicholsen / Oliver Montstuart / Nicholsen |
| Charlotte Susa | Lilly |
| Hilde Sessak | Winifred Gardener |
| Peter Voß | Gilbert Trafford |
| Josef Sieber | Ingram |
| Andrews Engelmann | Ruski |
| Karl Dannemann | Dyke |
| Hans Mierendorff | Shatterhand |
| Heinrich Schroth | Gouverneur |
| Ernst Fritz Fürbringer | Sheriff |
| Beppo Brem | Sabotage-Sprengmeister / Sprengmeister bei der Sabotage |
| Willy Rösner | Reeve / Bauarbeiter Reeve |
| Carl Wery | Westbrook / Vorarbeiter Westbrook |
| Heinrich Kalnberg | Reechy |
| Katja Bennefeld | Straßenmädchen / Straßenmädchen in der Silvesternacht |
| Peter Busse | Silvester-Gast / Silvesterfeiernder |
| Henry Pleß | Vormann / Vormann an der Pressluftzentrale |
| Arthur Reinhardt | Baustellenarbeiter / 1. Arbeiter an der Baustelle |
| Wilhelm König | Baustellenarbeiter / 2. Arbeiter an der Baustelle |
| Ernst Rotmund | Direktor / Der Herr Direktor in der Silvesternacht |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| C.W. Tetting | Executive Producer |
| C.W. Tetting | Producer |
