Premiere (1937 film)
Premiere | |
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Directed by | Géza von Bolváry |
Produced by |
Franz Hoffermann Walter W. Trinks |
Written by |
Friedrich Dammann Hanns Schachner Max Wallner |
Starring |
Zarah Leander Attila Hörbiger Karl Martell Theo Lingen |
Music by | Willy Schmidt-Gentner |
Cinematography | Franz Planer |
Edited by | Hermann Haller |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Tobis-Sascha Film |
Release dates | 5 February 1937 |
Running time | 82 minutes |
Country | Austria |
Language | German |
Premiere is a 1937 Austrian musical crime film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Zarah Leander, Attila Hörbiger and Karl Martell. The wealthy backer of a Viennese musical revue is murdered on the first night of the show. It was Leander's first German language role after previously appearing in Swedish films.[1] On the basis of her performance in the film, Leander was signed by the German Major studio UFA after their major rival, Tobis, had decided she had insufficient star appeal.[2] Her next film To New Shores established Leander as the leading star in Germany.
In 1938 the film was remade in Britain with many of the original musical numbers re-used.
Main cast
- Zarah Leander as Carmen Daviot
- Attila Hörbiger as Doctor Helder, Polizeikommissar
- Karl Martell as Fred Nissen
- Theo Lingen as Inspizient Dornbusch
- Maria Bard as Lydia Loo
- Karl Günther as Reinhold - Finanzier
- Walter Steinbeck as Director
- Karl Skraup as Requisiteur Lohrmann
- Ferdinand Mayerhofer as Theaterarzt Dr. Seebauer
- Hely Raschka as Polly
- Johanna Terwin as Mrs. Helder
- Richard Eybner as Mucky
- Robert Valberg as Chef der Kriminalpolizei
References
Bibliography
- Ascheid, Antje. Hitler's Heroines: Stardom and Womanhood in Nazi Cinema. Temple University Press, 2003.
- Knopp, Guido. Hitler's Women. Routledge, 2003.
External links
- Premiere at the Internet Movie Database
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