Queen of a Night (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Queen of a night |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1951 |
| length | 95 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Kurt Hoffmann |
| script |
Just Scheu , Ernst Nebhut , Hanns H. Fischer |
| production |
Will Meisel for Echo Film |
| music | Will Meisel, Frank Fox |
| camera | Bruno Stephan |
| cut | Johanna Meisel |
| occupation | |
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Queen of a Night is a German operetta adaptation by Kurt Hoffmann from 1951. The film is based on the operetta Queen of a Night by Will Meisel .
action
The Duke of Novara-Liechtenstein Ferdinand is a tough young man who has to be fetched from a dive bar by his confidante Peter von Hazl after he has fought with a group of small crooks. His uncle Alexander, the Hereditary Duke of Novara-Liechtenstein, decides that Ferdinand should marry Princess Anna Silvana, not least in order to unite Novara-Liechtenstein with the neighboring country Este-Parma, to open the borders and thus to put an end to the smugglers' craft. Ferdinand and Peter flee the country overnight to avoid marriage. Anna Silvana, who would have refused to marry, travels to both of them with her friend Julia, wanting to see who is spurning them.
Peter loses his wallet with all the money and papers on the run . Neither of them can identify themselves in the hotel and are mistaken for impostors and thieves, but are kept there with free board and lodging for fear of a scandal. When Anna Silvana and Julia arrive, they only find out that a fake duke lives in the hotel. At the pirate ball in the evening, Anna Silvana and Ferdinand as well as Julia and Peter get closer without knowing each other's identity. Only when Anna Silvana is crowned Queen of the Ball, the identities are revealed. Since Anna Silvana feels duped, she now pretends to be a thief and, after consulting hotel guest Marina, steals the necklace that she presents to Peter and Ferdinand.
Meanwhile, Hereditary Duke Alexander has also arrived at the hotel and has brought five real crooks with him. They gradually steal the jewelry from the guests present and have also stolen Alexander's wallet and papers unnoticed. Alexander, who cannot identify himself, is now regarded as the head of Ferdinand and Peter's gang and treated accordingly. Ferdinand, who still knows the crooks from Novara-Liechtenstein, beats them up and locks them in the men's room. The house detective receives the stolen jewelry back and also Alexander's papers, which now reveal all true identities. Alexander in turn recognizes Anna Silvana and Julia as princess and baroness and so Julia and Peter as well as Anna Silvana and Ferdinand also come together.
production
Queen of a Night was filmed from July to August 1951 in the area around Berlin and on the Havel . The studio recordings were made in the CCC studio in Berlin. The film was released on October 29, 1951.
The film was shown in Austria under the title Die Faschingsprinzessin . The later German distribution title was Today something happened - Queen of a Night .
criticism
The Lexicon of International Films found the film to be "light entertainment, slightly above average."
Cinema said: “Dance, singing, heart, hardly any pain, a little joke: there have been worse things from this cinema era. Conclusion: frills, plush and dusty charm ”.
Web links
- Queen of Night in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Queen of a night at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Klaus Brühne (Ed.): Lexicon of International Films . Volume 4. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 1990, p. 2085.
- ↑ See cinema.de