The World's in Love
The World's in Love (German: Die ganze Welt dreht sich um Liebe) is a 1935 Austrian comedy film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Mártha Eggerth, Leo Slezak and Ida Wüst.[1] It is based on the operetta Clo-Clo.
| The World's in Love | |
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| Directed by | Viktor Tourjansky |
| Produced by | Ernst Mosich |
| Written by | Bela Jenbach (libretto) |
| Starring | Mártha Eggerth Leo Slezak Ida Wüst |
| Music by | Franz Lehár (operetta) Willy Schmidt-Gentner |
| Cinematography | Werner Brandes |
| Edited by | Hans Wolff |
Production company | Standard-Film |
| Distributed by | Kiba Kinobetriebsanstalt |
Release date | 4 October 1935 |
Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Austria |
| Language | German |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Julius von Borsody. It was remade in Britain the following year as Dreams Come True.
Cast
- Mártha Eggerth as Ilona Ratkay
- Leo Slezak as Adalbert v. Waldenau
- Ida Wüst as Helene, seine Frau
- Rolf Wanka as Peter, sein Sohn
- Hans Moser as Anton, Diener im Hause Waldenau
- Alfred Neugebauer as W.G. Miller
- Annie Rosar as Frau Ringelmann, Garderobiere bei Ilona Ratkay
- Richard Waldemar as T. von Halmay
- Phillis Fehr
- Eduard Loibner
- Karl Skraup
- Felix Dombrowsky
- Franz Schimmerl as Franzi
- Flottwell
- Landau
- Oskar Pouché
- Schmidtek
- Viktor Staal
- Karl Staudt
- Rudolf Stiaßny
Critical reception
Writing for The Spectator in 1936, Graham Greene gave the film a neutral review, describing it as a "devastatingly gay film". Greene praised the comedic interplay between Leo Slezak and Hans Moser, however he deigned to praise Mártha Eggerth for her performance explaining that he had a peculiar antipathy toward her acting.[2]
See also
- Dreams Come True (1936)
References
- Waldman p.143
- Greene, Graham (10 April 1936). "Liebesmelodie/Pot Luck/If You Could Only Cook/One Way Ticket". The Spectator. (reprinted in: Taylor, John Russell, ed. (1980). The Pleasure Dome. pp. 64–65. ISBN 0192812866.)
Bibliography
- Waldman, Harry. Nazi Films in America, 1933-1942. McFarland, 2008.
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