Premiere (1937 film)
| Premiere | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Géza von Bolváry |
| Written by | Friedrich Dammann Hanns Schachner Max Wallner |
| Produced by | Franz Hoffermann Walter W. Trinks |
| Starring | Zarah Leander Attila Hörbiger Karl Martell Theo Lingen |
| Cinematography | Franz Planer |
| Edited by | Hermann Haller |
| Music by | Willy Schmidt-Gentner |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Tobis-Sascha Film |
Release date | 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.
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.
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