The Tannhof Women

The Tannhof Women (German: Die Frauen vom Tannhof) is a 1934 German drama film directed by Franz Seitz and starring Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Paul Richter and Ursula Grabley. It was distributed in America in 1936 and reviewed by the New York Times.[1]

The Tannhof Women
Directed byFranz Seitz
Written byJoseph Dalman (novel)
StarringRudolf Klein-Rogge
Paul Richter
Ursula Grabley
CinematographyFranz Koch
Music byToni Thoms
Production
company
Arnold & Richter GmbH
Release date
21 December 1934
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

Synopsis

For more than a hundred years a curse has seemingly hung over the Tanhoff family, due to the hard-heartedness of once of their ancestors, all the woman of the family die in childbirth. Hertha, a self-confident city girl marrying the heir to the Tanhoff estate, tries to overcome the family's fears about the curse.

Cast

  • Rudolf Klein-Rogge as Jakob Aigner, der Tannenhofbauer
  • Paul Richter as Hans Aigner, sein Sohn
  • Marianne Wehmer as Agnes Baumann
  • Ursula Grabley as Hertha Richter
  • Josef Eichheim as Michel, Knecht auf dem Tannenhof
  • Walter Holten as Max Lankes
  • Käte Merk as Else Lankes, seine Frau
  • Rosa Kirchner-Lang as Regine, Wirtschafterin des Tannenhofes
  • Franz Sigg as Weinberger, Wirt des Unterkunftshauses

References

  1. Waldman p.107

Bibliography

  • Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1934. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.
  • Waldman, Harry. Nazi Films In America, 1933-1942. McFarland & Co, 2008.
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