Monte Carlo Madness

Monte Carlo Madness
Directed by	Hanns Schwarz
Written by	Fritz Reck-Malleczewen (novel) Rowland V. Lee Hans Müller Franz Schulz
Produced by	Erich Pommer
Starring	Sari Maritza Hans Albers Helen Haye
Cinematography	Konstantin Irmen-Tschet Günther Rittau
Edited by	Willy Zeyn
Music by	Werner R. Heymann
Production company	UFA
Distributed by	British International Pictures
Release dates	23 March 1932 (London) 3 June 1932 (New York)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	English

Monte Carlo Madness is a 1932 German musical comedy film directed by Hanns Schwarz and starring Sari Maritza, Hans Albers and Charles Redgie. It was an English-language version of the 1931 German film Bombs on Monte Carlo, which was based on the 1930 novel Bomben auf Monte Carlo by Fritz Reck-Malleczewen. The screenplay concerns a captain who falls in love with a Queen in Monte Carlo. It cost 375,000 reichmarks to produce.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Kettelhut.

Plot

In Monte Carlo, a captain tries to raise the money to pay his crew at the gaming table, and meets and falls in love with a Queen.

Cast

• Sari Maritza as Queen Yola
• Hans Albers as Capt. Erickson
• Charles Redgie as Peter
• Helen Haye as Isabel
• John Deverell as Consul
• C. Hooper Trask as Prime Minister
• Comedian Harmonists as Themselves
• Kapelle Carlo Minari as Themselves - Orchestra

Reception

The film was not a success with contemporary critics. A review in Film Pictorial observed that "Erich Pommer is a great producer, but in this film he does not live up to his established reputation.

Bibliography

• Bergfelder, Tim; Cargnelli, Christian, eds. (2008). Destination London: German-Speaking Emigrés and British Cinema, 1925–1950. Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-0-85745-019-7.
• Hardt, Ursula (1996). From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's Life in the International Film Wars. Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-930-7.

External links

• Monte Carlo Madness at IMDb