The happy farmer (1951)

Movie
Original title	The cheerful farmer
Country of production	Austria
original language	German
Publishing year	1951
length	98, 105 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Georg Marischka
script	Hubert Marischka Rudolf Austrian
production	Eduard Hoesch
music	Leo case Bruno Uher
camera	Hans Schneeberger
cut	Leopoldine Pokorny
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Paul Hörbiger : Matthias Scheichelroither Erich Auer : Heini Scheichelroither Heinrich Gretler : Lindoberer Franz Marischka : Vinzenz Lindoberer Rudolf Carl : Raudaschl Helli Servi : Annamirl Raudaschl Elisabeth Karlan : Resi Scheichelroither Marianne Wischmann : Vivian Harrison Alma Seidler : Mrs. Harrison Adrienne Gessner : Mrs. Holefka Ulrich Bettac : Mr. Harrison Karli Obrich : Heinerle as a child Fritz von Friedl : Vincent as a child Loni von Friedl : Annamirl as a child Karl Ehmann : Teacher Fritz Muliar : Moviegoers Hans Hais : Napoleon in the film Karl Eidlitz : Talleyrand in the film and Gertrude Decombe , Erich Dörner , CW Fernbach , Anton Gaugl , Carl Günther , Fritz Heller , Egon von Jordan , Johannes Roth , Emmerich Schrenk , Hans Steilau

Der fidele Bauer is an Austrian feature film from 1951 by Georg Marischka , whose first cinema director this was, with Paul Hörbiger in the title role. It is a film adaptation of Leo Fall 's operetta of the same name (1907).

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The story does not follow Fall's model in all parts.

Matthias Scheichelroither is a poor, but always happy, so cheerful farmer. He has big plans for his son Heini, called the “Heinerle”: one day he will become a trained academic, a doctor. But the old man saves everything from his mouth to enable Heinerle to get a perfect education. But Heini has other plans: Instead of concentrating on his education, he is drawn to music. With the help of the wealthy American Vivian Harrison, who was in love with him, he was finally able to put on his first concert as a composer.

At the last moment the old Scheichelroither manages to attend the concert of his beloved son. Since the jolly farmer cannot dress appropriately for the fine surroundings, he appears to the son as a ragged person, for which Heini Scheichelroither is ashamed. So it happens that the emerging star composer is ashamed of his father's concert hall and denies him. The farmer, who is no longer so cheerful, is bitter when he goes home to his clod. Only Heini's bride Vivian succeeds in reconciling father and son again.

Production notes

The fidele Bauer was created in the summer of 1951 in Vienna-Sievering (studio) as well as in Vienna and Tyrol (exterior shots). The premiere took place on September 21, 1951 in Vienna, the German premiere was on October 26 of the same year in Cologne.

Producer Eduard Hoesch and Walter Pospischil took over the production management. Gustav Abel designed the film structures. Max Vernooij set the tone. Franz Hofer was a simple cameraman under the direction of Hans Schneeberger .

Reviews

Der Spiegel wrote: "Paul Hörbiger produces himself with a low-key look and a wine-blissful Heurigen voice as the singer of the yellowed hits from Leo Fall's operetta of the same name, whose melodies and nonsense of action were unimaginatively transferred from the operetta stage in 1907 to the 1951 screen."

In the lexicon of international film it says: "Simple, leisurely musical entertainment."

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Short review in Der Spiegel from December 5, 1951
2. ↑ The merry farmer. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed August 1, 2020 .  

Web links

• The Jolly Farmer in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• The happy farmer at filmportal.de