Greetings and Kisses, Veronika (German: Gruß und Kuß – Veronika) is a 1933 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Franciska Gaal, Paul Hörbiger, and Otto Wallburg. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction was by Kurt Dürnhöfer and Max Heilbronner. The film's popularity made Gaal an international star.[1] However the rise of the Nazi Party to power meant that the Jewish Gaal had to make her next films in Hungary and Austria.[2]
| Greetings and Kisses, Veronika | |
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| German | Gruß und Kuß – Veronika |
| Directed by | Carl Boese |
| Written by | Kurt Schwabach |
| Produced by | Viktor Klein |
| Starring | Franciska Gaal Paul Hörbiger Otto Wallburg |
| Cinematography | Bruno Mondi |
| Edited by | Else Baum |
| Music by | Franz Waxman |
Production company | Victor Klein-Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Franz Waxman's song "Greetings and Kisses, Veronika" written for the film became a major hit and helped boost Waxman's career as a songwriter.[3]
Cast
edit- Franciska Gaal as Veronika
- Paul Hörbiger as Paul Rainer
- Otto Wallburg as Max Becker
- Hilde Hildebrand as Klara Becker
- Margarete Kupfer as Agathe Bolte
- Kurt Lilien as Emil, Paul Rainers Diener
- Olga Engl as Frau Zschoch
- Ehmi Bessel as Anita
- Erika Glässner as Frau Scharmeister
- Arthur Bergen as Sanitätsrat Scharmeister
- Mária Szepes
References
edit- ^ Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York, NY: Berghahn Books. p. 144. ISBN 1571816550. JSTOR j.ctt1x76dm6.
- ^ "At the 79th Street". The New York Times. 24 February 1936.
- ^ Neumeyer, David; Platte, Nathan (2011). Franz Waxman's Rebecca: A Film Score Guide. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. p. 4. ISBN 0810881365.
Bibliography
edit- Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1933. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.