Donogoo Tonka

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Movie
Original title Donogoo Tonka
Country of production Germany
original language German
Publishing year 1936
length 100 minutes
Rod
Director Reinhold Schünzel
script Reinhold Schünzel based
on the novel of the same name (1920) by Jules Romains
production Erich von Neusser
music Werner Eisbrenner
Franz Doelle
camera Friedl Behn-Grund
cut Arnfried Heyne
occupation

and as emigrants: Carl Auen , Beppo Brem , Arthur Reinhardt , Walter von Allwoerden , Jac Diehl , Max Schreck , Lisa Neumann , Jutta von Wedel

Donogoo Tonka is a German feature film from 1936 by Reinhold Schünzel with Anny Ondra and Viktor Staal in the leading roles.

action

Josette and Pierre are an out-of-action Parisian couple who, however, suffer from a chronic lack of money as they are both unemployed. On a bridge over the Seine , they are discussing how to escape their fiscal misery, when the discouraged Pierre wants to jump over the bridge into the depths when, at the last moment, a stranger is able to hold him back from attempting suicide. The man's name is Miguel Rufisque and looks like a somewhat old weirdo and weirdo. He takes the couple to his “clinic” because he wants to photograph their brains there using a specially developed helmet. The result of the bizarre experiment is that Rufisque predicts that they will soon meet a man at the mosque who comes from the East and will blow his nose in front of their eyes. Josette and Pierre should stick to him because he will bring them luck.

Said and done. At the mosque just mentioned, they meet the prophesied man who calls himself Trouhadec and is a professor of geography. Josette wants to follow the old Zausel, while Pierre is less enthusiastic. Josette follows Trouhadec in his apartment, where Pierre turns up a little later. A jealous scene ensues in the course of which Pierre whirls some of the scholar's books through the air. Frightened, the elderly gentleman quickly leaves his own home to notify the police. Soon afterwards a certain Monsieur Broudier appears, who takes the couple for the professor's servants. He tells Pierre and Josette to remind Trouhadec of Donogoo Tonka on his return. In fact, the professor returns soon and the two young people convey Broudier's mysterious message to him. Trouhadec seems pretty depressed to them.

Because he is in a difficult situation, which he now tells the two of them. He fell for this soldier of fortune Broudier, because in one of his publications about South America he, Trouhadec, reported on the legendary city of Donogoo Tonka and then finally had to find out that he believed a fairy tale by that swindler Broudiers. In truth, there would be no place with that name. Since then, Broudier has tried to put pressure on him to blackmail him. In order to save the professor's reputation, Josette offers the helpless man without further ado to found the missing city - not knowing that they are at the beginning of a turbulent adventure. Because the tale of the city that now exists brings all sorts of greedy speculators and adventurers on the scene, such as the banker Margajat, who smells a big deal, especially since Broudier has told him that there is a mountain full of gold in Donogoo Tonka . A corporation is founded and a lot of money quickly flows into its account.

Pierre is now nailing his head before the whole dizziness threatens to burst. He travels to South America with some adventurers, with the firm intention of finally pulling Donogoo Tonka up out of nowhere. The place is founded in the middle of nowhere on a steppe, while at home in Paris the first shareholders are getting impatient and waiting for their dividend. Margajat is considering breaking away because he is also gradually no longer believing in a gold mine called Donogoo Tonka. Good news reaches him from there: city on the move, a railway line has just been completed. And with him Josette comes to her Pierre to marry him in church in Donogoo Tonka and to build her new happiness there.

Production notes

Donogoo Tonka , in Austria also under the long title Donogoo Tonka. The mysterious city led, was created from mid-November to the end of December 1935 in the Ufa studio in Neubabelsberg . The premiere took place on January 24, 1936 in Berlin's Gloria-Palast , the Vienna premiere was on February 28, 1936.

Composer Werner Eisbrenner also had the musical direction, Franz Doelle wrote the title song. Walter Rühland took care of the sound, Kurt Hoffmann assisted director Schünzel. The film structures carried out by Willy Schiller were designed by Otto Hunte . Producer Neusser was also the line producer.

With this film and “The Last Four of Santa Cruz”, the legendary first film Nosferatu Max Schreck ended his screen career in December 1935. He died just two months later.

At the same time, Schünzel shot a French version of this film under the title "Donogoo". With Henri Chomette he was assigned a French dialogue director. The actors were all French.

Reviews

This section consists only of a cunning collection of quotes from movie reviews. Instead, a summary of the reception of the film should be provided as continuous text, which can also include striking quotations, see also the explanations in the film format .

“The Donogoo Tonka joke is not without that deeper meaning that we have wanted to know behind the true satire since Grabbe. Wherever it lies - the indescribably hilarious audience discovered Donogoo Tonka in every scene of this delicious film. (...) Reinhold Schünzel is something like nobody but him. What ideas, what looseness, what always the right tone ... "

- Berliner Tageblatt No. 43, from January 25, 1936

“... But this film lacks the substance, the - let's say - positive morality that the German film audience simply wants. Perhaps the French would have better filmed their Romains. But nothing against the cinematic performance. Schünzel doesn't get caught anywhere, neither in speed, nor in tone, nor in technique. He stirs up this strange, this exciting, sometimes crazy story splendidly mixed up ... "

- Berliner Volkszeitung No. 43, January 25, 1936

“A blooming nonsense. But made with speed, unheard of speed. Driven by snappy rumbar rhythms and brilliantly pointed dialogues and perked up by the whirlwind, Anny Ondra! (…) Schünzel, who also directed, gave free rein to his cheerful playful mood in all things. His rapid directing is full of nice ideas and has musicality in terms of agility .. "

- Film-Kurier No. 21, from January 25, 1936

Paimann's film lists found: “A crazy plot without resting points parodies certain faiseur practices, has punchy dialogue. Often a bit exaggerated directing. The Ondra is almost too agile here, has a personable partner and honestly tried opponent. Cleverly rhythmic music (Eisbrenner, Doelle), Parisian outdoor recordings and studio South America ”.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Donogoo Tonka ( Memento of the original from November 12, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Paimann's film lists @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / old.filmarchiv.at

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