The Merry Wives of Vienna (German: Die lustigen Weiber von Wien) is a 1931 German musical comedy film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Willi Forst, Lee Parry, and Paul Hörbiger.[1] It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by Andrej Andrejew and Gabriel Pellon. It is an operetta film set in pre-First World War Vienna.
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| Directed by | Géza von Bolváry |
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| Produced by | Julius Haimann |
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| Cinematography | Willy Goldberger |
| Music by | Robert Stolz |
Production company | Super-Film |
| Distributed by | Super-Film |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Cast
edit- Willi Forst as Augustin Tuschinger, Tanzlehrer
- Lee Parry as Gretl
- Paul Hörbiger as Anselm Leitner, Hofrat
- Irene Eisinger as Leopoldine
- Evi Eva as Adolphine
- Elfriede Jera as Hermine
- Lilian Ellis as Christine
- Edith Hermann-Roeder as Alvine
- Alexandra Molino as Wilhelmine
- Camilla Fiebig as Pauline
- Lola Werner as Josephine
- Jaggi Graßmann as Ernestine
- Bimmy Rowland as Philippine
- Ernst Wurmser as Alois Stanigl, Caféhausbesitzer
- Oskar Sima as Exzellenz Waldmüller, Kultusminister
- Cordy Millowitsch as Therese Zelenka
- Tibor Halmay as Jean, Oberkellner
- Fritz Odemar as Johann, Kammerdiener
- Bitza Mühlau as Köchin
References
editBibliography
edit- Grange, William (2008). Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5967-8.
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