The Merry Wives of Vienna

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.

The Merry Wives of Vienna
Directed byGéza von Bolváry
Written by
Produced byJulius Haimann
Starring
CinematographyWilly Goldberger
Music byRobert Stolz
Production
company
Super-Film
Distributed bySuper-Film
Release date
  • 6 March 1931 (1931-03-06)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

Cast

  • 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

  1. Grange, p. 360.

Bibliography

  • Grange, William (2008). Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5967-8.


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