Cuba Cabana

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Movie
Original title Cuba Cabana
Country of production Federal Republic of Germany
original language German
Publishing year 1952
length 90 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Fritz Peter book
script Fritz Peter book
production Rhombus-Film GmbH, Munich
( Hans Lehmann )
music Heino Gaze
camera Richard fear
cut Walter Wischniewsky
occupation

Cuba Cabana is a German fiction film by Fritz Peter Buch from 1952 in black and white. The leading roles are cast with Zarah Leander and OW Fischer . The script comes from the director. It is based on a novella by Tibor Yost . In the Federal Republic of Germany, the film was first released on December 19, 1952.

action

The film is set in a fictional South American country. In a confrontation between the police and rebel workers in the oil fields, the journalist Robby and his friend and colleague Billy get into a precarious situation when the latter tries to take photos illegally. When he is arrested for this, Robby knocks out the chief engineer of the oil company. Soon afterwards, he succumbs to his injuries. Robby escapes - even seriously wounded. He finds shelter with Arabella, whom he admires and the owner of the elegant nightclub “Cuba Cabana”. This reciprocates Robby's passionate affection. At his request, she goes to the governor , with whom she has an old friendship, and begs him to release the photo reporter. The governor's love for the beautiful woman has not yet died. Therefore, every means is right for him to render his rival Robby harmless. First he orders the photographer's release and orders agent Honneg to watch him every step of the way. This is how he hopes to track down Robby. The plan works: Billy goes to the “Cuba Cabana” and the trap snaps shut immediately.

Arabella visits the governor again with the request to let Robby live. After the governor gets the consent of his political opponents, the reporter is waived the death penalty. For this he is expelled from the country. Arabella had always assured her lover that she wanted to go abroad with him. But when saying goodbye to the "Cuba Cabana", her life's work, she realizes her mistake. Because of a brief rush of love, she does not want to give up the site of her great success.

On board the steamer that is supposed to take him home, Robby only finds a short farewell letter instead of the lover. She herself stands on the stage of her “Cuba Cabana” and enchants the audience with her singing. The governor also attends the performance. Now he can again hope that Arabella will return to him.

Production notes

The film was made in Bavaria Film's studio in Munich-Geiselgasteig with exterior shots of Madrid , Seville , Barcelona and Malaga . Hermann Warm and Bruno Monden were responsible for the buildings, while producer Hans Lehmann also took over production management. The world premiere took place on December 19, 1952 in Düsseldorf .

music

The film music was composed by Heino Gaze . The lyrics are from Bruno Balz . The RIAS dance orchestra will play under the direction of Werner Müller . The following titles are played in the strip:

  • Never tell me 'Je t'aime' ( slow waltz ) again
  • And if it were also a sin ... ( Slowfox )
  • Shadows of the Past (Slowfox)
  • You make me so nervous ( foxtrot )
  • A woman in my years

criticism

The lexicon of international films doesn't think much of the film : “The exotic and the erotic in a noisy backstairs story , which was musically too unattractive to pave the way for Zarah Leander's post-war comeback.” The Protestant film observer arrives at a similar one Conclusion: "An adventure film with a hectic and unlikely exoticism."

source

Program for the film: The New Film Program , published by H. Klemmer & Co., Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, without a number

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Alfred Bauer : German feature film Almanach. Volume 2: 1946-1955 , pp. 246 f.
  2. ↑ Lexicon of international films, rororo-Taschenbuch No. 6322 (1988), p. 584
  3. ↑ Evangelical Press Association, Munich, Review No. 12/1953