Love waltz
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Love waltz |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1930 |
| length | 90 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 0 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Wilhelm Thiele |
| script |
Robert Liebmann Hans Müller |
| production | Erich Pommer for UFA |
| music | Werner Richard Heymann |
| camera |
Werner Brandes Konstantin Tschet |
| occupation | |
and Marianne Winkelstern , Rudolf Biebrach , Willy Prager , Hadrian Maria Netto | |
Liebeswalzer is a German musical film comedy and romance by the Austrian film director and screenwriter Wilhelm Thiele from 1930. Lilian Harvey plays Princess Eva von Lauenburg in the main role .
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Archduke Ferdinand should finally get married, at least that is what his mother would like. She would prefer if her son Eva, the princess of Lauenburg, married. For this purpose she organizes a festival; she plans that her son will meet Eva there and fall in love with her. But things are not that simple: When Ferdinand learns of their plan, he decides to send his secretary Bobby over. Again, his plan is for Bobby to pretend to be him. His plan initially works: Bobby makes a smart impression in the uniform and Eva immediately falls in love with him. Bobby thinks carefully and comes to the decision that he cannot and does not want to enter into a relationship with Eva. He considers the circumstances, looks at the matter neutrally and sums up that Eva doesn't love him as a person anyway, but rather the person he represents in his masquerade.
In the further course it turns out that the decision of Archduke Ferdinand to send Bobby up in his place was a fatal mistake: He also fell in love with the princess, but of course she misjudges the situation due to the disguises and gives the Archduke a strong one Slap in the face as he confesses his love for her.
Ferdinand realizes that only his secretary Bobby would be able to clear up the unclear situation for everyone involved.
Production notes
The film, advertised as a sound film operetta, was Wilhelm Thiele's first sound film director. The shooting of Liebeswalzer began on October 4, 1929 and ended on January 9, 1930. The film was released on February 7, 1930 in German cinemas. Other publication dates (abroad) were March 10, 1930 in Austria , April 25, 1930 in Estonia , May 7, 1930 in Denmark , May 12, 1930 in Finland , April 25, 1931 in Portugal and May 17 , 1930 . May 1931 in the USA .
With The Love Waltz , a version for the English-speaking market was also produced at the same time. Lilian Harvey also took on the leading role here while Willy Fritsch's part was played by John Batten. This version was launched on July 24, 1930 in London. A French version was also created with Valse d'amour .
The film structures were created by Erich Kettelhut , the costumes by René Hubert . Producer Pommer also took over the production management. The Weintraub Syncopators played under the direction of Paul Godwin . The music texts were provided by Ernst Neubach and screenwriter Robert Liebmann , while Erich Leistner provided the sound. Arthur Kiekebusch was the unit manager.
Leo Monosson intoned Willy Fritsch's vocal parts.
In the 1929/30 season, Liebeswalzer was the second most economically successful German feature film after the Atlantic .
Music track
- Bobby
- You are the cutest girl in the world
- Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!
- Don't say yes, don't say no
- Okay, oh would it be ...
The music numbers were published by Ufaton-Verlags GmbH, Berlin
Web links
- Liebeswalzer in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Love Waltz at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Liebeswalzer (1930) - Release Info - IMDb. In: imdb.com. Accessed June 27, 2015 .
- ^ Ulrich J. Klaus: Deutsche Tonfilme, Volume 1, year 1929/30. P. 114. Berlin 1988