The Land of Smiles (1930 film)

The Land of Smiles
Directed by	Max Reichmann
Written by	Ludwig Herzer (libretto) Fritz Löhner-Beda (libretto) Viktor Léon Anton Kuh Hans Jacoby Curt J. Braun Léo Lasko
Starring	Richard Tauber Mara Loseff Hans Mierendorff Bruno Kastner
Cinematography	Reimar Kuntze
Edited by	Geza Pollatschik
Music by	Franz Lehár (operetta) Paul Dessau
Production company	Richard Tauber Tonfilm
Distributed by	Bavaria Film
Release date	17 November 1930
Running time	102 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

The Land of Smiles (German: Das Land des Lächelns) is a 1930 German operetta film directed by Max Reichmann and starring Richard Tauber, Mara Loseff and Hans Mierendorff. It is an adaptation of the operetta The Land of Smiles composed by Franz Lehár. Lehár himself appeared in the film in a small role.

The operetta was again adapted for a 1952 film The Land of Smiles starring Jan Kiepura.

Cast

• Richard Tauber as Ein exotischer Fürst / Prinz Sou Chong in der Operette
• Mara Loseff as Liesa
• Hans Mierendorff as Der Gesandte - ihr Vater
• Bruno Kastner as Gustl
• Karl Platen as Eine alte Exzellenz / ein alter Chinese in der Operette
• Margit Suchy as Liesa in der Operette
• Hella Kürty as Mi in der Operette
• Willy Stettner as Gustl in der Operette
• Max Schreck as Der Hundertjährige in der Operette
• Georg John as Tschang in der Operette
• Franz Lehár as Der Kapellmeister

Bibliography

• Traubner, Richard. Operetta: A Theatrical History. Routledge, 2003.

External links

• The Land of Smiles at IMDb